Accession Number | RC05956 |
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Collection number | Postcard Collection (Silk Postcards) 10/11/37 |
Collection type | Published Collection |
Record type | Item |
Item count | 1 |
Measurement | Overall: 14 x 9.1cm |
Object type | Postcard |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | France |
Date made | c.1918 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
1918: Happy New Year
Description
Embroidered silk postcard made in France during the First World War. Of envelope design, this postcard features the individual numbers of the year "1918" composed of the Red Ensign, Japanese, Portuguese, French, Australian, Russian, American, Italian, Belgian, Romanian and Serbian flags. A small card insert features the message 'To my dear Wife [mother has been written over the top of wife]', illustrated with shields of allied flags.