Sincere Affection

(flowers with word:-
AFFECTION
What shall I ask to . .

Woven by E. Bollans & Co.

Reference Number:-   Bollans catalogue number:-  
obo 588   17  

Bookmark with title words, image of flowers and words of a verse

Words:

 
Sincere Affection

 

 

 

 

Image of flowers
with word:-
AFFECTION

 

 
What shall I ask to
be given to me,

Of all that is lovely
in earth, air, or sea,

A delicate leaflet, a
bird on the wing,

A jewel, the rarest
in
King's diadem.
Ah, no! much loved one.
far dearer to me,

Would be one beaming
smile of affection
from thee.

 

Not recorded by John High in his unpublished list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

21.0cm long by 5.7cm wide

Alternative back-ground colours:
 
Comments:
Signed: "E. BOLLANS & Co. LEAMINGTON." on reverse top turnover.

Bollans logo on the reverse top turn over of this bookmark
Bollans logo on the reverse top turnover of this bookmark

BOLLANS Price List advertisement records Number 17 as " AFFECTION with verse, floral group ", for sale at 1/-. It is believed this description relates to the bookmark above.

This bookmark is identical to Welch & Lenton - recorded as owe588

 


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