Happy Christmas Accession Number: RC06572

Description

Embroidered silk postcard made in France during the First World War. Of envelope design, this postcard features both three-leaf and four-leaf clover with the leaves being composed of the Union Jack, Russian, Serbian, Romanian, American, Belgian, French, Portuguese, Japanese and Italian flags. Purple flowers also feature in the design. A small card insert features the message "Birthday Greetings", illustrated with shields composed of Allied flags.

Details

Accession Number
RC06572
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Published Collection
Object Type
Postcard
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1914-1919
Place Made
Collection number
10/20/36
Whole/Part
Item
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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