First World War Silk Postcard

c. 1915

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2022.3.8

Item type

Postcards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Card

Cotton

Silk

Width

140 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On reverse handwritten in pencil “Rosie with love from Dad xxx”. In small print “Paris Depose” / “Fabrication Francaise”

Keywords

First World War

silk postcard

Place made

France

Year

c. 1915

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

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/embroidered-silk-postcards

Last modified

Monday, 29 July, 2024

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