From your soldier boy

Accession Number RC06403
Collection number Postcard Collection (Silk Postcards) 10/6/37
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 14 x 9cm
Object type Postcard
Location Main Bld: First World War Gallery: Western Front 1916: Homefront
Maker Unknown
Place made France
Date made 1914-1919
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

Embroidered silk postcard made in France during the First World War. This postcard features an envelope design with pink flowers and sprigs of small blue flowers. A blue and yellow butterfly appears in the centre of the design. A small card insert features the message "To my dear Mother", illustrated with an image of a castle.