Museum
Bookmark
Description
Bookmark, 1864. Shakespeare Tercentenary silk bookmark woven in mauve, green and white, depicting portrait of Shakespeare with inscription 'HE WAS A MAN TAKE/HIM FOR ALL IN ALL/WE SHALL NOT LOOK/UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN', and depiction of Birthplace. Paper mount embossed with maker's details 'THOMAS STEVENS/BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT 32 QUEEN STREET COVENTRY/SOLE MANUFACTURER [ampersand] PATENTEE'.
