Devoted love

same bookmark, woven in
different coloured silk
 

 

 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEVOTED
LOVE
 
 
 
 
 
I GO WITH THEE, I WILL BE THINE
IN WEAL, IN WANT, IN WOE,
THY PATH, WHERE'ER IT LEADS
IS MINE.
I GO MY LOVE I GO.
 
'TIS NOT FOR WEALTH, I SEEK
THE SHADE
OF FOREST BOWER AND TREE,
TO SHARE THE BURDENS ON
THEE LAID,
FOR THIS I GO WITH THEE.
 
 

cm long by cm wide

 

Signed on reverse pointed end:

T. STEVENS. COVENTRY.