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To my dear sister from your loving brother' souvenir embroidered silk postcard View 1 (front)
Creator unknown1918-04-30
State Library of Queensland
South Brisbane, Australia
Silk embroidered postcard from Private Ernest Gordon Warner, 52nd Infantry Battalion, in France, to his sister Adeline Mary Warner 'Ada' in Springsure, Queensland. Silk postcards reached their peak of popularity and production during the First World War. Mostly hand embroidered by French women at home, the designs were sent to factories for cutting and mounting on card.
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- Title: To my dear sister from your loving brother' souvenir embroidered silk postcard View 1 (front)
- Creator: Creator unknown, Creator unknown
- Date Created: 1918-04-30, 1918-04-30
- Location: France, France
- Physical Dimensions: 90 x 140 mm, 90 x 140 mm
- Provenance: Donated as part of the 29459 Adeline Mary Warner Postcard Book ca. 1920., Donated as part of the 29459 Adeline Mary Warner Postcard Book ca. 1920.
- Subject Keywords: postcards, embroidery, travel souvenirs, war souvenirs, keepsakes, postcards, embroidery, travel souvenirs, war souvenirs, keepsakes
- Type: Postcard, Postcard
- Rights: In copyright, In copyright
- External Link: http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/SLQ:SLQ_PCI_EBSCO:slq_alma21148583360002061, http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/SLQ:SLQ_PCI_EBSCO:slq_alma21148583360002061
- Medium: Cotton, silk, cardboard, Cotton, silk, cardboard
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