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Embroidered wartime postcard
1916, Postcard
Embroidered wartime postcard
Embroidered wartime postcard
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Item no
36540
Title
Embroidered postcard sending Christmas Greetings during World War 1
Description
Postcard made of cream card featuring a frame-like border with a central image embroidered in colour. Image shows a snowy countryside scene including a church, together with purple flowers and the words 'Christmas Greetings'.
Date
1916
Type
Postcard
Location
Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
HH5706/1-2/93
Embroidered postcards like this were embroidered in France and Belgium and sold to servicemen during World War 1. They often incorporated sentimental or patriotic scenes. Some were written on, while many were left blank and included in letters home as souvenirs.
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Scars on the City: Edinburgh in World War One
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