The compliments of the season

same bookmark but with pink background silk

same bookmark but with purple background silk

image kindly donated by a Member of the Bookmark Society, UK.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

wreath in which are words:

THE
Compliments
OF
THE SEASON

 

12.3cm long by 4.0cm wide

White
Purple
Pink
 

Signed: "T.STEVENS COVENTRY" on back at pointed end:
NOTE: However, the " N " of STEVENS is reversed.

This bookmark also has a woven diamond registration mark on the reverse, which dates the design to 8 October 1862.

This design however is not recorded by Godden as having been registered:

The symbol at the top is the letter " O ", which would make this 1862. The symbol on the left is the letter " B ", and is the Month of October. The number on the right is 8, being the day of the month. The number 1 at the bottom point is the Bundle number.

Godden notes that on 8 October 1862, Stevens registered the design " I wish you a merry Christmas " {recorded as sb1048 on this site}. As the overall design of that bookmark is the same as the one above, it is evident Stevens simply modified the registered design, and the one above was not actually registered at all.