The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This series contains woven or printed silk postcard. A large number of the woven silk cards held by the Memorial are from the series "Flames", produced by E. Deffrene, Paris 1916-1919. This series of approximately 64 cards are a collection of images of destruction in French towns and villages. The buildings are woven in shades of grey, with the backgrounds and flames in shades of red and pink.
'Edition Gabriel' in Paris produced similar cards but the images on these cards were printed on silk, not woven. The Memorial holds one 'Edition Gabriel' card. The printed cards have the monogram 'GE' printed on them and the image on the printed card is not as sharp as the woven Deffrene cards.
The other cards are greeting and Christmas cards, as well as artistic scenes and images of Edith Cavell.
The Australian War Memorial has a collection of over 1000 woven, printed and embroidered silk postcards from the First World War, 1914-18. The majority of the collection are embroidered postcards. Wit
Printed silk postcard made in France during the First World War. This postcard features an image of the damaged Cloth Hall in Ypres. The postcard is woven in shades of red and grey to evoke the sense
Woven silk postcards were first produced in Krefeld, Germany in 1898 as a combination of printed postcards and large woven silk pictures, known as Stevengraphs. The early cards were woven on machines
Rectangular section of lace with two crossed Italian flags embroidered in red, white and green cotton. Woven silk postcards were first produced in Krefeld, Germany in 1898 as a combination of printe
This series contains an album containing 24 silk postcards, 62 black and white and colored postcards, 7 photographs, 1 letter card and 2 silver leaves from sunny South Africa greeting cards, sent by W
Woven silk postcard made in France during the First World War. This postcard features the Cambrai Town Hall engulfed in flames. The postcard is woven in shades of red and grey to evoke the sense of de
