Shakespere

Obit Ano Doi 1616 . .

Reference Number:- Darby Number:- Godden Number:-
sb 1824 318 648a
 
Bookmark with portrait of Shakespeare, although his name is mis-spelt
Words:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Image of William Shakespeare

 
 
 

Shakespere.

OBIT ANO. DOI. 1616.
 ÆTAT. 53. DIE 23. AP.
 HE WAS NOT OF AN AGE BUT FOR
ALL TIME.

 
Same bookmarks, with alternative colours.
 
 
same bookmark, with different coloured background
same bookmark, with different coloured background
 
Size of Silk:
cm long by cm wide
Alternative back-ground colours:
Brown
Purple
Green
Comments:
This bookmark is not signed, although Godden attributes it to Stevens.
This bookmark has been seen still attached to the stiff backing paper used to support it in the post. At the top of this paper there were two embossed marks:
The first was the usual STEVENS embossing with " 32 Queen St. Coventry ",
And the second embossing was for " A.T. Read, Rugby. Bookseller, Bookbinder & Stationer "
The presence of the READ name is un-usual, as their name also appears on several GRANT postcards.

 


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