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First World War Silk Embroidered Postcard from Gunner LATHLEAN

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
Communication
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
1st World War
silk postcard
WWI
First World War
WW1
Great War
Lathlean
Embroidered
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
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

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Tuesday, 23 April, 2024
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