Shakespeare's Tercentenary Commemoration

April 23rd, 1864 (The Bard of Avon)

Reference Number:- Darby Number:- Godden Number:-
sb 1804 320a 650a
 

Shakespeare's image, contained in wreath of leaves
Words:

 

 

SHAKESPEARE'S
TERCENTENARY
COMMEMORATION
APRIL 23. 1864

 

 

 

 

image of Shakespeare, contained inside a wreath of leaves

 

 

 

 

 

THE BARD OF AVON

 

Same bookmarks, with alternative colours.
same bookmark with different background colour
same bookmark with different background colour
the image of this bookmark
kindly donated by
Georg Hartong, The Netherlands
same bookmark with different background colour
Size of Silk:
13.7 cm long by 5.3 cm wide
Alternative back-ground colours:
Various colours have been used. Three versions shown, one has blue leaves and the bottom motif is in red, a second with bark blue leaves and the bottom motif is in drab, and a third with mauve leaves and the bottom motif is in dark green.
Comments:
The Shakespeare's Tercentenary Commemoration bookmarks were issued in a set of three, of which this design is the top one, and all were retained by a button. This top one is the only one with the actual words "Tercentenary Commemoration".
All three were also issued seperately. When issued with the button, all three had pointed tops; when issued singly they usually had a flat top, although as can be seen from one of the images above, mitred topped ones also have the bookmark tassle.
Also note that it is only the top silk which has the woven Stevens name, although very unusually, this was actually in the design of the silks making the reverse of the surround to Shakespeare's head.
 
Signed: " T. STEVENS COVENTRY ", designed into the reverse silk threads
{but note the " S " comes out as " Z "}
reverse of this bookmark showing STEVENS name designed into the backing silks
this image showing STEVENS name designed
into the reverse of the Shakespeare bookmark
was kindly donated by
Jenni Redman, Great Britain
 


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This page was created on 4 February 2002
A second image was added on 25 April 2003, a third on 13 March 2009, and another image added 29 April 2011. Image of reverse added 4 June 2018. The record was renumbered 12 March 2019 © Peter Daws - Stevengraph-Silks