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First World War Silk Postcard
c. 1915Overview
Postcard made of card with embossed border and embroidered silk insert. Decorated with spray of flowers in basket and red, white, and blue ribbon. Inscribed with phrase “To my dear Daughter”. Badly stained. On reverse handwritten in pencil “Rosie from dad with love”. In small print “Fabrication Francaise”
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-12-2022.3.4
Item type
Themes
Width
88 mm
Height or length
137 mm
Inscriptions and markings
On front “To my dear Daughter”. On reverse “Rosie from dad / with love” In small print “Fabrication Francaise”
Keywords
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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