Australia Accession Number: SC00188

Description

Embroidered silk postcard made in France during the First World War. This postcard is decorated with flowers and purple ribbon. The postcard is an envelope design with a small embossed card featuring the message "Forget me not" and a portrait of a cat included.

This card was sent from 69 Private George William Burrough to his aunt Bella, dated 27 January 1916.

Details

Accession Number
SC00188
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Published Collection
Object Type
Postcard
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Collection number
10/1/13
Whole/Part
Item
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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