Accession Number | RC06403 |
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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 |
From your soldier boy
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.