last updated 6 July 2009 - details of all the silks we cannot identify. Can you help?
sb2660 - Woven in the Machinery Department, Crystal Palace / The late Sir Joseph Paxton (excellent quality image)
In addition, Alex Merseburger, Italy, has very kindly provided me with good quality images of the following two bookmarks. Morning Hymn (sb1441) is a new addition to the Stevens Bookmark catalogue. The title itself is recorded by both Darby and Godden, as sb1440, although this specific design is new:
sb1441 - Morning hymn / Awake my soul, and with the sun (with clover leaf design) (excellent quality image)
sb2540 - With best wishes / Hope the (woven anchor) of the soul (excellent quality image)
obo464 - MANY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY / (flowers) / My heart breathes . . (excellent quality image)
sa20 - All Joys be yours / BIRTHDAY GREETINGS (excellent quality image)
owe668 - TO MY LOVE / The light that glistens . . . (excellent quality image)
owe732 - YOUR BIRTHDAY / (flowers) / DEAR ONE YOU . . (excellent quality image)
The following images have been added to the existing Welch & Lenton Bookmark catalogue:
owe72 - A Blessing / (coloured landscape) / May your heart . . (excellent quality image)
owe648 - TO MY BROTHER / DEAR BROTHER . . (excellent quality image)
owe740 - Your Birthday / (various flowers) / MANY HAPPY RETURNS . . (excellent quality image)
owe748 - YOUR BIRTHDAY / (flowers) / MAY THY LIFE BE . . (excellent quality image)
obn406 - Leather writing case with silk picture of Battle of Waterloo 1815 on front, and silk picture of Procession 1935 on back (excellent quality image)
st96 - Coventry, Old and New (excellent quality image)
st596 - Warwickshire Old and New (excellent quality image)
The following image has also been added to the existing Stevens Silk Picture titles:
st280 - H.M.S. - untitled Orlando class cruiser, with one flag on foremast (reasonable quality image)
The bookmark is H.R.H. Prince Consort (excellent quality image)
st644 - Ye Old Crown House - with curb stones on left of building (excellent quality image)
obo752 - YOUR BIRTHDAY / (flowers) / ON THIS THY BIRTHDAY . . (excellent quality image)
The following images have been added to the existing Grant Portrait catalogue:
go4 - Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra (on same mount) (excellent quality image)
go44 - The Late Earl of Beaconsfield - Peace With Honour (large size facing left with flowers - woven in colour) (excellent quality image)
go48 - The Late Earl of Beaconsfield (small size - woven in black & white) (excellent quality image)
go66 - Sir Redvers Buller, V.C. - Empire Makers (plain type face) (reasonable quality image)
go80 - Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P. - Champion of Freedom (small, woven in black & white) (excellent quality image)
go142 - The Right Hon. W.E. Gladstone, M.P. - Tried, Trusted, True (with flowers) (excellent quality image)
go143 - Right Hon. W.E. Gladstone, M.P. - Tried, Trusted, True (small, black & white: facing half left) (excellent quality image)
go148 - Right Hon. W.E. Gladstone, Esq., M.P. (small, black & white: facing half right) (excellent quality image)
go164 - Lord Kitchener of Khartoum - Empire Makers (reasonable quality image)
go166 - Lord Kitchener of Khartoum - Empire Defenders (excellent quality image)
go176 - Her Majesty Queen Mary (usually darker mount with no title or credit) (excellent quality image)
go206 - Field Marshal Lord Roberts, V.C. - Empire Defenders (excellent quality image)
go244 - Her Majesty Queen Victoria - Mother of Nations (larger version) (excellent quality image)
go272 - General Sir George White, V.C. - Empire Defenders (excellent quality image)
go280 - H.R.H. Duchess of Cornwall and York (reg no. 369619 woven on silk) (excellent quality image)
go284 - H.R.H. Duke of Cornwall and York (reg no. 369618 woven on silk) (excellent quality image)
The following new images have been added to replace previously poor quality Grant Portraits:
go16 - Her Majesty Queen Alexandra (excellent quality image)
go20 - Her Majesty Queen Alexandra (with registration no. woven on silk - larger size) (excellent quality image)
go108 - His Majesty King Edward VII (no Grant credit, only reg no.) - larger version (excellent quality image)
sb628 - Easter blessing (excellent quality image)
sb1408 - May you have a happy Christmas and many of them (reasonable quality image)
sb1928 - The Babes in the wood (excellent quality image)
sb1948 - The compliments of the season (surrounded by wreath) (excellent quality image)
Georg Hartong has continued his long standing support of this web site, and donated various new images, including the following two additions to the existing Stevens Bookmark catalogue:
sb1444 - Morning hymn / My God, who makes the sun to know (by Watts) (excellent quality image)
sb1684 - Rev. J.C. Miller, D.D. / Rector of St. Martins, Birmingham (excellent quality image)
owe24 - A BIRTHDAY GIFT / WHEN THIS LITTLE BOON . . (reasonable quality image)
owe447 - MANUFACTURED IN THE YORKSHIRE FINE ART, . . / (Arms of The See and City of York) / York Minster / South-West View / (St. Mary's Abbey) / MANOR HOUSE (Blind School) (reasonable quality image)
Alison Shone, Great Britain, has kindly donated an image of the following Welch & Lenton bookmark:
owe640 - TO A DEAR FRIEND / (flowers) / Sweet and peaceful . . (excellent quality image)
obo568 - Remember Me / (flowers) / Remember well and fondly . . . (excellent quality image)
osl20 - Ribbon with words 'A.O.F. Unity, Benevolence & Concord' (registered 21 June 1874) (excellent quality image)
osl80 - Ribbon with words 'Born May 24th 1819, Began to reign . . / Victoria Jubilee' (excellent quality image)
Three other images of Slingsby silk ribbons have also been added to the existing catalogue:
osl18 - Ribbon with words 'P.C.R. / A.O.F. / Unity, Benevolence & Concord' (registered 5 May 1868) (excellent quality image)
osl22 - Scarf, ribbon or sash with words 'A.O.F. Unity, Benevolence & Concord' (excellent quality image)
osl60 - Ribbon or sash with words 'Juvenile Forester' (registered 26 February 1874) (excellent quality image)
sb268 - A present from the Crystal Palace (fern & rose design) (reasonable quality image)
sb356 - An meinen Bruder (reasonable quality image)
so441 - Roberts F.M. (Lord Roberts - small signature in centre)
so442 - Roberts, Cape To Cairo / Field Marshal Lord Roberts, V.C.
The following image has been added to the existing Stevens Silk Portrait catalogue:
so28 - Archer, The Late Fred (scarlet jacket, sleeves and cap) (reasonable quality image)
so44 - Archer, The Late Fred (blue body, orange sleeves, black cap) (reasonable quality image)
so160 - Cannon, Tom (rose & primrose hoops, rose cap, with signature) (reasonable quality image)
so176 - Cannon, Tom (blue jacket, gold cap, with signature) (reasonable quality image)
so292 - Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W.E., M.P. (facing half right, no flowers) (reasonable quality image)
so304 - Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W.E., M.P. (small silk, title woven above portrait) (reasonable quality image)
so306 - Gladstone, The Late Rt. Hon. W.E. (full face, with flowers) (reasonable quality image)
so396 - Moltke, Prince (reasonable quality image)
so404 - Osborne, John (rose jacket with black sash) (reasonable quality image)
so408 - Osborne, John (violet jacket with white sash) (reasonable quality image)
so595 - Wood, C. (cream jacket and cap, with woven signature) (good quality image)
omu8 - Shakspearean (sic) Tercentenary Badge: being crest button and three oval scalloped edge silks (excellent quality image)
g020 - Her Majesty Queen Alexandra (with registration no. woven on silk - larger size) (excellent quality image)
g0204 - Field-Marshall Lord Roberts, V.C. - Empire Makers (but no credit to Grant) (reasonable quality image)
gc274 - Souvenir of the Greater Cork Exhibition, 1903 (Tower Bridge) (excellent quality image)
gc682 - W.H Grant own advertisement (excellent quality image)
The following Grant postcard images have been added to the existing catalogue:
gc272 - Souvenir of the Greater Cork Exhibition, 1903 (Rapids Killarney) (excellent quality image)
gc304 - Souvenir of the Glasgow 1911 Exhibition (excellent quality image)
gc448 - A Hunting We Will Go (excellent quality image)
gc528 - Peel Castle, Isle of Man (reasonable quality image)
gc556 - Coventry (reasonable quality image)
gc572 - Lister Park, Bradford - no woven title (reasonable quality image)
gc664-lc - L'Entente cordiale - man beside seated lady (large card with green border) (reasonable quality image)
sb1878 - (shield & crossed flags) / Souvenir woven in The Worlds Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 / (building) / Machinery Hall / (train) - (no Stevens credit) (excellent quality image)
Whilst this bookmark does not have a Stevens credit, the design components are identical to sb1876
The following images have been added to the existing Stevens Bookmark catalogue:
sb2472 - Wishing you a happy Christmas / Here's Christmas come again (reasonable quality image)
sc68 - Kitchener of Khartoum (excellent quality image)
sc120 - Ye Ladye Godiva of Coventre (mounted of horseback) (excellent quality image)
sc124 - Ye Ladye Godiva of Coventre (descending steps) (excellent quality image)
sc128 - Ye Peeping Tom of Coventre (small silk panel) (reasonable quality image)
sc132 - Ye Peeping Tom of Coventre (large silk panel) (excellent quality image)
sc160 - Chateau de Pierrefonds apres la Restauration (reasonable quality image)
sc184 - Houses of Parliament (reasonable quality image)
sc212 - Shakespeare's Birthplace (excellent quality image)
sc240 - Coat of Arms - Birmingham (reasonable quality image)
sc244 - Coat of Arms - Coventry (reasonable quality image)
sc268 - Peeping Tom (small circular view and verse) (reasonable quality image)
sc272 - With Best Wishes for a Bright and Happy Christmas (Coventry Coat of Arms) (good quality image)
sc288 - With Best Wishes for a Bright and Happy New Year (Lady Godiva) (good quality image)
oca32 - Bookmark: HER ROYAL HIGHNESS / THE PRINCESS ALICE (excellent quality image)
gt414 - The Tower Bridge, London (larger version) (excellent quality image)
gb656 - Greetings from the Scottish Exhibition Glasgow 1911 / Lead Kindly Light (excellent quality image)
sb2182 - Though absent not forgotten . . / (flowers with words: Forget Me Not) / . . . (reasonable quality image)
sb2578 - With every good wish (poor quality image) [note: it is possible this bookmark dates from the Brough, Nicholson & Hall period of ownership of the Stevens company]
sb1681 - (scroll with words:) Remember the Sabbath Day (reasonable quality image)
Very uncharacteristically of Stevens, there are two bookmarks which are identical in words and design, except one has writing in sans serif, and the other in serif. They are recorded under seperate catalogue numbers, although both can be seen displayed side by side for ease of comparison on sb470:
sb468 - Buy your own cherries (writing in sans serif) (excellent quality image)
sb470 - Buy your own cherries (writing in serif) (excellent quality image)
Michael Darby, in his published book, noted that the bookmark titled "A birthday gift" existed with normal spacing between the words, and abnormal spacing between words (sb36 and sb40 respectively on this site).
It has now been noted that this same abnormal spacing also occurs in the following two bookmarks:
sb70 - A birthday wish / (words on scroll: 'Happy may thy birthday be') / Many Happy Returns (reasonable quality image), and
sb72 - A birthday wish / (words on scroll: 'Happy may thy birthday be') / (large space) / Many Happy Returns (excellent quality image)
The following images have been added to the existing Stevens Bookmark catalogue:
sb2528 - With best wishes / Bright be thy life and happy all they days (reasonable quality image)
sb2468 - Wishing you a happy Christmas (excellent quality image)
sb2436 - Viscount Cranborne. M.P. (reasonable quality image)
sb1948 - The compliments of the season (surrounded by wreath) (reasonable quality image)
sb1888 - (draped flag) / Souvenir woven in The Worlds Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 / (building) / U.S. Government Building / (flag & cannon) (reasonable quality image)
sb2644 - With kind wishes / I send to thee (good quality image)
sb1452 - My dear father / Mid all the mercies of this life (reasonable quality image)
sb1812 - Shakespeare's Tercentenary, 1864 / (shield & portrait) / Shakespeare / He was a man take . . (reasonable quality image)
owe180 - BIRTHDAY GREETING / (flowers) / I wish this day . . (excellent quality image)
oda4 - Portrait of His Royal Highness The Late Prince Consort (reasonable quality image)
oda12 - Portrait of Her Royal Highness The Princess Alice (indicative quality image)
A new section has been created on this web site, cataloguing these silks on which R. Barton's name appears.
The following new image has also been added to this catalogue, being a silk with just R. Barton's name:
oba8 - Portrait of H.R.H. Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, 'England's Royal Sailor' (dated 1861) (excellent quality image)
sb1264 - Many happy returns of the day / Another year is added (with highlighted words) (excellent quality image)
sb1265 - Many happy returns of the day / Another year is added (no highlighted words) (reasonable quality image)
The following new titles have also been added to the Stevens Bookmark catalogue:
sb985 - (flowers) / Home sweet home / (cottage and trees in middle of ribbon - no music) / (roses & leaves at pointed end) - unfortunately no image yet
sb987 - (flowers) / Home sweet home / (cottage, trees & pond in middle of ribbon - no music) / (3 pointed device at pointed end) (reasonable quality image)
The following images have been added to the existing Stevens Bookmark catalogue:
sb924 - Happy may thy future be (reasonable quality image)
sb1064 - I wish you a merry Christmas (donkey, cart & farmer) and a happy new year (pointed at both ends) (reasonable quality image)
sb1824 - Shakespere / Obit Ano Doi 1616 . . (excellent quality image)
sb2228 - To a mother (excellent quality image)
sb2656 - With sincere wishes for your happiness (reasonable quality image)
He was also though a national hero for his military activities in the South African War, with his defence of Mafeking
Grant produced several silk portraits of Baden-Powell and charted his career with different ranks recorded on the printed titles.
Three such portraits have been added to the existing catalogue:
go32 - Colonel Baden Powell - Empire Makers (excellent quality image)
go34 - Major-General Baden Powell - Empire Makers (plain type face) (excellent quality image)
go40 - Major-General Baden Powell (fancy type face) (excellent quality image)
sb2556 - With best wishes for the New Year / Faith grasped the (excellent quality image)
sb2568 - With best wishes for your birthday (excellent quality image)
sb2572 - With best wishes for your birthday / May your future years (excellent quality image)
sb2596 - With good wishes / (hebrew script) / Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (excellent quality image)
sb2636 - With kind wishes / Blessed are they that mourn (excellent quality image)
sb2648 - With love to my dear sister (excellent quality image)
sb2652 - With loving wishes for a happy birthday / I wish you happiness (excellent quality image)
sb2676 - York Minster from the south east / His Grace the Archbishop of York (excellent quality image)
The following images have also been added to the existing Stevens Bookmark catalogue:
sb986 - (flowers) / Home sweet home / (cottage and trees in middle of ribbon - no music) / (3 pointed device at pointed end) (excellent quality image)
st520 - Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1887 (excellent quality image)
owe276 - FORGET ME NOT / (flowers) / WHERE IN A COOL . . (excellent quality image)