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I found this bookmark in a tome that probably belonged to my maternal Grannie. The maker's name on the back is T. STEVENS COVENTRY. You can probably make out the name on the front: ELIZA COOK. Stevens was an innovatory manufacturer of woven silk; Cook (1818-1889) was a highly-regarded poet in her day. Stevens's woven silk bookmarks appeared on the market in 1862 and remained popular for 50 years. The technique he pioneered is apparently still used in today's clothes-labelling. One special 13"-long bookmark took 5,500 Jacquard cards to produce. This one is less than 9" long and, I presume, rather less fancy.
Photo taken today. I've enlarged it on the right in case anyone wants to read the poem. For me, those exclamation-marks tend to ruin it.
(With acknowledgments to Google.)
Picture added on 02 July 2012 at 01:19
Would the exclamation marks be there to indicate the end of a verse?
Added by BBJ on 03 July 2012
Perhaps so, BBJ. I personally believe exclamation-marks should be reserved for words or phrases one would actually exclaim, or shout, if one were talking. It's difficult to shout a 36-word sentence.
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Added by Ian Hourston on 08 July 2012
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