St. Francis Xavier

the image of this bookmark
kindly donated by
The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry
 

 
St. Francis Xavier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
{portrait of the saint}
 
 
 
 
 
 

 WHAT DOTH IT
 PROFIT A MAN
 IF HE GAIN THE
 WHOLE WORLD,
 & SUFFER THE LOSS
 OF HIS SOUL?

 

 SOUVENIR OF 1890 EXPOSITION

cm long by cm wide

 

It is not known how this bookmark is signed on the reverse, although as it is contained within the Stevens Family Album, presented to The Alfred Herbert Museum, there can be little doubt it is of T.STEVENS manufacture.
 

There are three Stevens silk bookmarks featuring St. Francis Xavier:

sb1901 (the image above)	St. Francis Xavier / What doth it profit a man
sb1974	The death of St. Francis Xavier
sb2476	Wishing you a happy feast day / St. Francisce Xavieri