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Embroidered wartime postcard
1916, Postcard
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Embroidered wartime postcard
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36541
Title
Embroidered postcard sending Christmas Greetings during World War 1
Description
Postcard made of cream card printed in green with space for a message and an address. Filled in by hand across both sections.
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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