To My / DEAR / SISTER

A Happy Christmas

Reference Number:- Godden Number:- Sprake Number:-
sa 442 No Alpha Cards listed
by Godden
No Alpha Cards listed
by Sprake
 

 
Stevens Alpha series postcard with woven TO MY DEAR SISTER words, with printed title
 
 
printed at top of card:-
 
A Happy Christmas.
 
woven on silk:-
 
To My
 
DEAR
 
SISTER
 
 
A SISTER'S LOVE,
HOW SWEET, HOW PURE,
HOW CHEERING TO THE HEART.
AH! MAY IT E'ER
FOR ME ENDURE,
THOUGH WE BE FAR APART.
AND MAY I NE'ER
DO AUGHT TO CAUSE
A MOMENTS GRIEF TO THEE
BUT EVER MERIT
THINE APPLAUSE
SISTER! ALL JOY TO THEE
 
printed at bottom of card:-
 
{no words}
 
 
The "Alpha" Series. London, E.C.2.
Silk woven in England.
 

Not recorded by John High in his unpublished list
Size:
card:
cm long by cm deep

silk:
cm long by cm deep

Comments:
The silk of this alpha postcard is actually the top part of Stevens bookmark sb 2288 - To my dear sister / A sister's love.

As the silk is of Stevens origin, it will be noted that the embossed border around the silk is also that of Stevens, rather than the usual Alpha Series border.

 

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