The look of love

(with ribbon 'Ever dearest . . ' & floral branch down left)

Reference Number:- Darby Number:- Godden Number:-
sb 2036  217c 700
 
Large bookmark with title words and bunch of flowers whith ribbon on which are words)
the image of this bookmark kindly donated
by Georg Hartong, The Netherlands
Words:

The
Look of Love

 

 

 

image of bunch of flowers
with ribbon
on which are words:

EVER DEAREST, EVERY NEAREST,
NAUGHT FROM THEE MY LOVE CAN PART

 
image of branch of flowers down left
side of silk against which are words:

 
Tis not the lily
brow I prize,
Nor roseate cheeks,
nor sunny eyes.
Enough of lilies
and of roses!
A thousandfold
more dear to me
The gentle look that
love discloses.
The look that love
alone can see.

 
Size of Silk:
22.9cm long by 5.1cm wide
Alternative back-ground colours:
 
Comments:

Signed: "T.STEVENS COVENTRY" on back at pointed end,
except there is a spelling mistake, and the wording is actually "COVEENTRY"

woven name on back of this bookmark - note the spelling mistake

 


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