French souvenir Christmas handkerchief Accession Number: REL/06933

Description

Pale pink silk chiffon handkerchief with hand applied lace border 45mm deep. There is an edge of drawn threadwork inside the lace. One corner is embroidered in green, olive green, white, red, yellow, blue and black satin stitch with the French and British flags, a pansy with each petal embroidered in the colours of other Allied flags, holly and mistletoe. 'Greetings from France' is embroidered in red underneath this.

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Details

Accession Number
REL/06933
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Heraldry
Physical Description
Material: Silk chiffon
Measurement
Overall: 340 x 330 mm
Date Made
c 1916-1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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