Shakespere

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Image of William Shakespeare

 
 
 

Shakespere.

OBIT ANO. DOI. 1616.
 ÆTAT. 53. DIE 23. AP.
 HE WAS NOT FOR AN AGE BUT FOR
ALL TIME.

 

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Same bookmarks, woven in alternative coloured silks:
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 

the image of this bookmark
was kindly donated by
Graham Parker, UK.

 

cm long by cm wide

Brown
Purple
Green
Blue
 

This bookmark is not signed, although Godden attributes it to Stevens.
This bookmark has been seen still attached to the stiff backing paper used to support it in the post. At the top of this paper there were two embossed marks:

The first was the usual STEVENS embossing with " 32 Queen St. Coventry ",
And the second embossing was for " A.T. Read, Rugby. Bookseller, Bookbinder & Stationer "

The presence of the READ name is un-usual, as their name also appears on several GRANT postcards.