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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

First World War Silk Postcard

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c. 1915

Overview

Embroidered silk postcard in the envelope style with embossed border and postcard backing. Stitched onto silk “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces” / “AUSTRALIA”. Also decorated with a Union Jack and Australian flag, crown, sun and flowers. Inside silk envelope is small card with printed message.

Historical information

Embroidered silk postcard made in France during the First World War to send home from the military front to family as a means of keeping in touch.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2022.3.10

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

140 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Stitched on silk “Australian Commonwealth Military Forces” / “AUSTRALIA”. Printed on small, enclosed card “Forget me not” with flowers signed in pencil by “Daddy”

Keywords

First World War

Place made

France

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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Links to additional resources

Imperial War Museum UK

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