A BLESSING

God bless thee, dearest . .

Woven by Welch & Lenton

Reference Number:-  
owe 52  

same Welch & Lenton
bookmark, but attached
to THOMAS BAND printed
stiff backing paper
 
Bookmark with title words, image of flowers, and words of short verse  
Welch & Lenton
bookmark, still attached
to their own printed
stiff backing paper
 
Bookmark with title words, image of flowers, and words of short verse  

Words:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
printing on stiff backing papers
of these respective bookmarks,
noting the similarity in design
- the only difference being the
name:
THOMAS W. BAND on one
WELCH & LENTON on the other.
 
 
 
 
 
 
A
BLESSING
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

image of flowers

 
 
 
 
 

GOD BLESS THEE, DEAREST
COULD MY HEART,
BUT BLESS THEE AS
IT WOULD;
AND CALL DOWN BLESSINGS
SELDOM PRIZED,
AND STILL LESS
UNDERSTOOD;
WHAT DEPTH OF HAPPINESS
WERE THINE;
WHAT PRECIOUS STREAMS
WOULD FLOW;
AND SHED THEIR FRESHNESS
ROUND THY HEART,
WITH JOY THAN ANGELS
KNOW.

 

Not recorded by John High in his unpublished list
Size of Silk:

17.6cm long by 3.8cm wide

Alternative back-ground colours:
 
Comments:
Signed: "WELCH & LENTON. COVENTRY" on the back top turnover.
 
reverse top turn-over of this bookmark
image of reverse top turn over of this bookmark
 

The two bookmarks above were both made by Welch & Lenton, with their name woven on the reverse top turnover of both.
One though is attached to the stiff backing paper with printed THOMAS W. BAND name, and the remainder of the printed
design being identical to that of Welch & Lenton. It would seem therefore that THOMAS BAND were only a marketing outlet.


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