I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS

same bookmark, with different coloured words

 
 
 
I Wish You
A MERRY
CHRISTMAS

I STOOD WITH DELIGHT IN THE
SNOW COVER'D LANE,
AND WHISPER'D, SEE, SEE,
ROBIN COMES,
WHILE I FONDLY ENTICED HIM
AGAIN AND AGAIN,
WITH THE HANDFUL OF
SAVOURY CRUMBS.

 
 
 
 
 
 

image of little girl
feeding a robin
in the snow

 
 
 

HOW I WISH I COULD WELCOME
THE SPRING BONNIE BIRD,
WITH A CAROL AS JOYOUS
AS THINE:
WOULD MY HEART WERE AS LIGHT
AS THY WING BONNIE BIRD,
AND THY BEAUTIFUL
SPIRIT-SONG MINE.

 

20.0cm long by 5.1cm wide

 

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

There is also a woven Diamond Registration mark on the reverse pointed end, although this design was not registered.

There are three very similar Welch & Lenton bookmarks recorded, the differences being only in the titles.
The first of these titles being owe612: THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON /(girl feeding robin in snow) / I stood with delight . ., and was registered on 27 April 1874.
The second title, owe404: I Wish you A Happy New Year / I stood . ., and the bookmark above both have the same woven Diamond Registration mark, although neither was in fact registered.

image of reverse top turn over of this bookmark

woven diamond registration mark on the reverse pointed end of this bookmark, although it was not registered           DAY: 27     BUNDLE: 2   YEAR: U {1874}     MONTH: H {April}