Stevengraph Bookmark, "To My Mother," 1860-1890
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Bookmark
Date Made
1860-1890
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2002.0.27.158
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Silk (Textile)
Technique
Jacquard weaving
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Length: 12 in (with tassel)
Length: 10.25 in (without tassel)
Width: 2.125 in
Inscriptions
on front, top:
TO MY / MOTHER / MY MOTHER, / WHEN I WAS A CHILD, / WITH TENDERNESS / THOU ON ME SMILED / AND SINCE I'VE COME / TO RIPER YEARS, / THY LOVE STILL, STILL / THY OFFSPRING CHEERS.
on front, bottom:
AND WHERESOE'ER / I TURN MY FEET, / WHATEVER FRIENDS / I YET MAY SEE, / OH! LIFE HATH NOT / AN HOUR SO SWEET, / AS THAT I PASS / IN THOUGHTS OF THEE.
on back, on folded over tabs:
T. STEVENS / COVENTRY
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