Notelet with patriotic wartime image

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

36507

Title

Notelet with patriotic wartime image of the British Navy rowing towards a German ship

Description

Notelet featuring an image of Naval officers and men rowing towards a German ship. Titled 'Bluejackets boarding a German prize ship', the image is signed by R.S. Tuke and dated 1915. The notelet folds out; the inside and reverse are blank.

Date

1915

Type

Letter

Location

Museum of Edinburgh

Accession number

19710

This notelet is part of a set sold to raise funds for the British Red Cross and the Order of St John during World War 1.

'Bluejackets' is a colloquial term for men of the Royal Navy, whose uniform was blue.

Stationery was a wartime necessity, enabling contact with friends and family at home as well as those serving overseas. By purchasing Red Cross stationery, people were able to support the war effort through shopping.

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