TO MY FATHER

 
same bookmark, woven
in black background silk
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
TO MY
FATHER
 
MY FATHER, I CAN
NE'ER FORGET
THY LOVING CARE
IN YOUTH,
WHEN YOU TAUGHT MY
INFANT MIND
TO LOVE PURITY
AND TRUTH.
 
 

image of flowers

 
 
 

I HOPE IN TIME, I MAY
REPAY
THE LOVE BESTOWED
ON ME;
AND WITH AFFECTION
DEEP AND PURE
PROVE MY SIN -
- CERITY.

 

15.0cm long by 4.1cm wide

 

It is not known how these bookmarks are signed on the reverse, and they might not be by BOLLANS.