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Embroidered silk postcard View 1 (front)
Creator unknown and Henry Charles Stevens1917
State Library of Queensland
South Brisbane, Australia
Embroidered postcard from Henry Charles Stevens (service no. 4007) to his future sister-in-law Maggie Staunton. When Henry returned he married Maggie's older sister Theodosia (Theo) Staunton. 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: Embroidered silk postcard View 1 (front)
- Creator: Creator unknown, Henry Charles Stevens, Creator unknown, Henry Charles Stevens
- Date Created: 1917, 1917
- Location: France, France
- Physical Dimensions: 87 x 135 mm, 87 x 135 mm
- Provenance: Donated as part of the OM72-90 Staunton Family Papers 1892-1917; 1978-1980, Donated as part of the OM72-90 Staunton Family Papers 1892-1917; 1978-1980
- Subject Keywords: postcards, embroidery, travel souvenirs, war souvenirs, keepsakes, postcards, embroidery, travel souvenirs, war souvenirs, keepsakes
- Type: Postcard, Postcard
- Rights: Copyright unknown, Copyright unknown
- External Link: http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/SLQ:SLQ_PCI_EBSCO:slq_alma21148566550002061, http://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/SLQ:SLQ_PCI_EBSCO:slq_alma21148566550002061
- Medium: Cotton, silk, cardboard, Cotton, silk, cardboard
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