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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

First World War Silk Embroidered Postcard from Gunner LATHLEAN

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c. 1916

Overview

Silk embroidered postcard with embossed cardboard border and backing. Decorated on front with Australian Rising Sun emblem and four patriotic flags.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2008.2.1

Item type

Postcards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Cardboard

Silk (Textile)

Width

92 mm

Height or length

137 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Embroidered on cover “AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH” and “AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES”. Handwritten on back in pencil is “Dear Ethel / I have just got this on the (but) I could get / I have just got time to put it in / I will send some to Mabel Myrtle next time xxx”

Keywords

First World War

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

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Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

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 [www.iwm.org.uk]

Imperial War Museum's collection and description of silk postcards

Textile Research Centre Netherlands [trc-leiden.nl]

Historical description of silk postcards

Last modified

Tuesday, 23 April, 2024

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