TO MY LOVE

 

the image of this bookmark was
kindly donated by the President of
The Stevengraph Collectors Association
 

TO MY
LOVE
 THE LIGHT THAT GLISTENS
 IN THINE EYE,
 I DREAM OF WHEN SOFT
 SLUMBER'S NIGH,
 AND WHEN THE DAY
 AWAKES AGAIN,
 THY IMAGE, LOVE,
 ALONE DOTH REIGN.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

image of flowers in basket

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

five pattern motif

 

cm long by cm wide

White
 

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

The bookmark above is almost identical to a second bookmark recorded for Welch & Lenton, with catalogue number of owe668; the difference being the pattern at the bottom, pointed end. In the version above, the pattern consists of five symbols, whilst on the owe668 version, this pattern consist of a floral device.