Postcards, Embroidered
Production date
1917
Object detail
Brief Description
Two embroidered postcards sent by Edward to his mother from France in 1917.
On the front of both is embroidery of flowers. The reverse is handwritten in pencil and writes about life during World War I.
a) A postcard with a purple Iris is on the front in a vertical orientation. Edward writes about being out of the trenches for a few days break and receiving mail from his mother and various other people.
b) A postcard with a horn of plenty with a flower bouquet on the front in a horizontal orientation. Edward writes about receiving mail, being away from the trenches and snow.
On the front of both is embroidery of flowers. The reverse is handwritten in pencil and writes about life during World War I.
a) A postcard with a purple Iris is on the front in a vertical orientation. Edward writes about being out of the trenches for a few days break and receiving mail from his mother and various other people.
b) A postcard with a horn of plenty with a flower bouquet on the front in a horizontal orientation. Edward writes about receiving mail, being away from the trenches and snow.
Production date
1917
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
White cloth with various coloured thread embroidery. White card with pencil handwriting and black in printing.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Length x Width: 88 x 138mm
Length x Width: 142 x 90mm
Length x Width: 142 x 90mm
Classification terms
Subject period
Subject date
1917
Credit line
gifted by Mrs Devine
Other number(s)
m74/70, 67071
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