First World War Silk Embroidered Postcard from Gunner LATHLEAN

c. 1916

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2008.2.3

Item type

Postcards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Cardboard

Cotton

Silk (Textile)

Width

141 mm

Height or length

92 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On reverse of card in handwritten pencil the following – “Dear Et hopping this finds you well I am sending one of these to (Edie?) and Amy next mail / from your loving brother Billey xxxxxx Gunr WC LATHLEAN / ASA / 2nd A.D.B.D. / C/O A.P.O.S.17 / BEF / France"
 

Keywords

First World War

WW1

silk postcard

Year

c. 1916

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Links to additional resources

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RC00688

Last modified

Tuesday, 23 April, 2024

Completeness

94

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