Accession Number | RC06564 |
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Collection number | Postcard Collection (Silk Postcards) 10/20/24 |
Collection type | Published Collection |
Record type | Item |
Item count | 1 |
Measurement | Overall: 13.8 x 8.8cm |
Object type | Postcard |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | France |
Date made | 1914-1919 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
A Happy Christmas
Description
Embroidered silk postcard made in France during the First World War. Of envelope design, this postcard features a snow scene and cottage encircled in a frame decorated with mistletoe and a robin sitting on a branch of holly. A small card insert features the message "To my dear Mother", illustrated with a picture of a snow-covered bridge.