Embroidered Souvenir of Egypt with photograph frame Accession Number: RELAWM16919

Description

Embroidered blue cotton sateen souvenir cloth bearing, in the centre, a rectangular padded photograph frame in pink cotton sateen and paler pink satin ribbon. The frame bears a black and white portrait photograph of an Australian soldier in a slouch hat. The cloth is machine embroidered in white, red, yellow, blue and black, with 'Souvenir of Egypt 1916', a crown above the photograph frame, Allied flags on either side of the frame and a spray of flowers beneath it.

Contextual Description

Unknown

Details

Accession Number
RELAWM16919
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Heraldry
Object Type
Heraldry
Physical Description
Material: Cotton sateen; photograph
Measurement
Overall: 465 x 480 mm
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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