With kind wishes

same bookmark, but with black background silk         the image of this bookmark kindly donated by Graham Parker, Great Britain

same bookmark, but with pink background silk

bookmark with blue background silk

 
 
 
 
 
WITH KIND WISHES

 

Blessed
               are

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

image if large cross
and flowers

 
 

they

 

that

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

MOURN
FOR THEY SHALL
Be Comforted

 

 

White and blue
White and pink

Signed: "THOMAS STEVENS (COVENTRY) Ltd" on back at pointed end:

Stevens logo on the reverse pointed end of this bookmark

There are two version of this bookmark, with a very small difference. In the version above, the " M " of " MOURN " is upright, whilst in the other version, recorded as sb2636, the " M " is rounded.
The STEVENS credit on the reverse of the version above is the later " LTD " version of the post 1906 period, whilst the other sb2636 version is signed with " COVENTRY AND LONDON " of an earlier date. This other sb2636 version must hence pre-date the version above.

The image on the left above, with the black background coloured silk, was kindly donated by Graham Parker. Apart from the colour variation, this bookmark is important in the following regard:-
As noted above, the bookmark with the rounded " M " was made first, and the one with an upright " M " made at a later date. Graham's bookmark, whilst in design is the later version, the woven STEVENS name on the reverse is of the earlier " COVENTRY AND LONDON " credit.
Graham's bookmark is hence a transition from old to new, and unusual in providing evidence that Stevens occationally made minor changes during the life of the design.

Stevens logo on the reverse pointed end of the black background bookmark, being
"T. STEVENS COVENTRY AND LONDON ", instead of the later
"THOMAS STEVENS (COVENTRY) Ltd" normally associated with this design.