Gifts for art lovers inspired by The Met collection. Our bookmark evokes the unmistakable silhouette of a saxophone. The instrument was patented in 1846 by Belgian musician Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (1814-1894), who envisioned it contributing a robust lower voice to the wind instrument family. Although the saxophone was never embraced by the conservative orchestral composers of Sax's time, its highly expressive and flexible tone found unprecedented popularity in the genres of jazz and pop decades later. The saxophone's sculptural curves and brass sheen, depicted in rich detail on this bookmark, have become just as emblematic as its sound, capturing a sense of rhythm, movement, and musical creativity.