Functional object - Bookmark, A Birthday Wish

Significance

Woven silk bookmarks, or Stevengraphs were popularised by Stevens & Co of Coventry from the 1860s and other companies soon entered the industry. The Australian colonists from Britain also used these popular markers. Today they are keenly sought by collectors.

Physical description

A bookmark of silk as a Stevengraph by Thomas Stevens & Co Coventry.

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