A birthday wish

(words on scroll: 'Happy may thy birthday be')
(large space)
Many Happy Returns

Reference Number:- Darby Number:- Godden Number:-
sb 72 29 308
 
Bookmark with title words and scroll over flowers with words
Words:
 

A BIRTHDAY
WISH

 
 
 
 

scroll over flowers
with words:

HAPPY
MAY THY BIRTHDAY
BE

 
 
(large space between
flowers and words)
 
Many happy returns
of the day,
may its presence be
welcome each year,
and thy heart be as joy
-ous as May,
with a comfort for
every tear.
May yearly each bur-
-den grow lighter,
as you travel life's
changeable road,
and every dawning
be brighter,
Till you reach the
bright heav'nly
abode.  

 

For comparison purposes, I have below matched this bookmark to a "normal" one [sb70 on this site], so that the large space between the flowers and words can be easily seen.
bookmark with normal spacing between flowers and words
sb70 for comparison
same bookmark with larger spacing
bookmark above.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
< < < large gap here
 
Size of Silk:
14.0cm long by 3.8cm wide
Alternative back-ground colours:
 
Comments:
Signed: "T.STEVENS COVENTRY" on back at pointed end:

This bookmark was registered on 11 September 1871

The image below is of this bookmark still attached to the stiff backing card used to send it through the post. The design of this card is dated to the 1875-76 period.

same bookmark attached to a stiff backing card with design dated to 1875-76 period

 


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and updated 10 May 2009 to show comparison to normal spaced bookmark
image of bookmark still attached the stiff card was added 30 May 2009 © Peter Daws
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