FORGET ME NOT

Reflecting from . .

Woven by Welch & Lenton

Reference Number:-
owe 252

same bookmark, but with
silk fringe all around

Bookmark with title words, words of short verse, image of flowers and further short verse

same bookmark, but with
different coloured woven words

Bookmark with title words, words of short verse, image of flowers and further short verse

The image of this silk
bookmark kindly donated by
Georg Hartong, The Netherlands

Words:

FORGET
ME NOT
REFLECTING FROM
THE SKY ITS
TINT
IN MANY A SWEET
SECLUDED SPOT

image of flowers

A FLOWERET
BREATHES THE
VOICELESS HINT
DEAR ONE
FORGET ME NOT.

Recorded by John High in his unpublished list

Size of Silk:

14.0cm long by 3.1cm wide

Alternative back-ground colours:

Comments:

Signed: "WELCH & LENTON. COVENTRY" on the back top turnover.

reverse top turn-over of this bookmark
image of reverse top turn over of this bookmark

The silk fringe all round the bookmark above is held in place such that the weavers name at the top turnover is not visible. The bookmark is hence assumed to have been made by WELCH & LENTON as this bookmark title is not recorded by any other weaver.

reverse view of the bookmark
with silk fringe all round

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This page was created on 27 August 2011
image with red woven words added 25 August 2020. Image of bookmark with fringe all round was added 7 December 2021 © Peter Daws - Stevengraph-Silks