| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ARTV08178 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 73.3 x 48.2 cm |
| Object type | Poster |
| Physical description | chromolithograph on paper |
| Maker |
Unknown Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd. |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 1914 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Y "DARN PAPUR" [The Scrap of Paper]
Description
Welsh version of a poster produced by the British Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, which in English is known as 'The Scrap of Paper'. It depicts the 'scrap of paper' signed by representatives of the Six Powers (Russia, France, Britain, Germany, Belgium, Austria) at the Treaty of London in 1839. The treaty was intended to guarantee the neutrality and independence of Belgium. It was later dismissed as a 'scrap of paper' by the German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollwegg in 1914.
The depiction of the 'scrap of paper' is designed to appear as a reproduction of the original: next to each signature is affixed the red seal of representative countries. The white paper of the treaty is highlighted against the dark green background. The individual signatures read as Palmerston (Britain) Sylvain Van De Weyer (Belgium), Senfft (Austria), H Sebastiani (France), Bülow (Germany). and Pozzo Di Borgo (Russia). The poster urges men to enlist because, 'The Germans have broken their pledged word and devastated Belgium. Help to keep your Country's honour bright by restoring Belgium her liberty'.