Souvenir of
The World's Columbian Exposition
Chicago 1893

. . . Welcome To All Nations

Reference Number:- Darby Number:- Godden Number:-
sb 1862 unrecorded unrecorded
 
bookmark still attached
to stiff backing paper
without any weavers name
- possibly by Mannion
 
Bookmark on original backing paper, from the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893
 
bookmark still attached
to stiff backing paper
with STEVENS name
 
 
Bookmark on original backing paper, from the Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago 1893
 
Words:
 
 
 
 
 
Stiff backing paper printing:-
 SOUVENIR
 WOVEN AT THE
 WORLD'S COLUMBIAN
 EXPOSITION
 1893
 BY THOMAS STEVENS
 Coventry, Eng.
 INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER OF
 Pure Silk Woven Book Marks

SOUVENIR
OF THE

 
Image of eagle on the globe of the world,
in which is written:-

WORLD'S
COLUMBIAN
EXPOSITION
CHICAGO
1893

 
 
 
 

Image of building

U.S. GOVERNMENT BUILDING

 
 

Image of eagle on shield
and two draped Star Spangled Banner flags

 
AND THE
STAR SPANGLED BANNER
O LONG MAY IT WAVE
OER THE LAND OF THE FREE
AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE

WELCOME
TO ALL
NATIONS

 
 
Size of Silk:
21.6cm long by 6.4cm wide
Alternative back-ground colours:
 
Comments:
Not signed as a STEVENS bookmark, although still attached to the Stevens backing paper.

Over several years the membership of the Stevengraph Collectors Association looked at the stiff backing papers for these SOUVENIR bookmarks. From admittedly a small sample, the conclusion was nevertheless drawn that:
where the printing on the paper said " SOUVENIR WOVEN AT THE . . ", the attached bookmark had been woven by STEVENS.
where the printing on the paper said " SOUVENIR OF DISCOVERY . . ", the attached bookmark had probably been woven by J.J. MANNION.
Above are examples of both printed stiff backing papers, with one having the STEVENS printed name, and the other not.

 

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