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Edith Cavell silk postcard 2
1915Overview
Woven silk postcard featuring a grayscale image of British nurse Edith Cavell, sitting outside in a garden with two dogs.
Edith is wearing a striped shirt with a decorative collar and a patterned tie. There is a signature and quote attributed to Edith at the bottom of the card.
Historical information
Edith Cavell served as a nurse with the Red Cross in Belgium before and during World War I. On August 5, 1915 she was arrested by the Germans on the charge of assisting allied troops to escape to Holland. After being held for nine weeks, Edith confessed and was brought to trial. She was sentenced to death by firing squad, along with her accomplice Philippe Baucq, and was executed on 12 October 1915.
Her story is detailed in an attached link to the Imperial War Museum.
Details
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Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00053
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Material
Width
90 mm
Height or length
140 mm
Inscriptions and markings
At bottom of card:
"E. Cavell"
"I have seen death so often that it is not strange or painful
to me. I am glad to die for my Country."
"BRUSSELS, October 12 1915"
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United Kingdom
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Silk postcard featuring image of Edith Cavell seated in a garden with two dogs
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