Name/Title
Handmade bookmarksEntry/Object ID
1538Description
Six handmade paper and silk bookmarks cross stitched into different patterns and sayings. One in green says "TO MY DEAR PAPA". Another says "Lovely Pink" with a pink and green flower beside it and a triangular pattern above. Another in brown says "Cling not to earth's fading joys" with a column with flowers entwining it. The fourth says "my and" with a heart in a wreath of flowers below "my" and a candle with flowers below "and". The fifth on a purple silk ribbon says "To my dear Mama". The sixth is on a light blue ribbon and says "Nearer My God TO THEE".Acquisition
Accession
157Source or Donor
National Trust for Historic PreservationAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
From the estate of Frances Packette Todd NB: No Deed of Gift on record for this donor as of 2/12/14