This is a brilliant bookmark and there's so much going on. The base of the bookmark is pierced paper which has then been embroidered with a cross and other designs. Cut steel beads have been used to form a crown at the bottom of the bookmark. At the top there is a real albumen photo of Prince Albert. The bookmark is backed with blue silk and someone has written in ink on the verso of the photo - "H R H The Prince Consort". I think this must be a fairly rare survival...
