Bookmark
(c. 1890)
Medium
silk, paper
Measurements
7.0 × 46.7 × 0.1 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss H. Clark, 1976
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Physical description
Cream silk satin ribbon book marker with perforated paper rectangle stitched to one end, featuring embroidered words 'Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth' in black cross-stitch. Zig-zag cut raw edge at one end.
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