Canada 1939

{Commemorating the Royal Visit of
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Reference Number:-

obn 56

same bookmark with different
coloured silk in the portrait and crown

Words:

portrait of Queen Elizabeth
and King George VI

Canada
1939

Size of Silk:	10.2cm long by 4.8cm wide
Alternative back-ground colours:
Comments:	Credit woven on reverse, top turnover:- WOVEN IN SILK BY B.N.H. LEEK, ENGLAND. As shown above, two versions of this silk are known, one with blue silk for the portrait and crown, and the other with black silk. These silks are really too small to be considered as bookmarks, and many of them had pins attached to the back, and were worn as favours. reverse of this bookmark showing the BN&H woven name, and pin, so the silk could be worn as a favour

This page was created on 3 May 2010
new blue silk image added 16 April 2018