Object Record
Images
Metadata
Accession # |
SP1963.023.001 |
Object Name |
Bookmark |
Collection |
Allen-Mathews Collection |
Date |
c. 1860 |
Place of Origin |
Pleasant Hill/Mercer Co/KY |
Found |
Bardstown, KY |
Description |
Bookmark is cross stitched on needlepoint mesh made of paper. Lettering is in red and dark green thread and border is in red and green. The bookmark is fastened at the corners to a commercially-made silk ribbon that has stripes of dark blue and yellow. |
Material |
paper/cotton/wool/silk |
People |
Pennebaker, William F. |