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handkerchief

human history
  • Other Name

    souvenir handkerchief, WW1 : Souvenir de France with flags of the Allies (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Square handkerchief made from cream silk. Machine edged in light brown with hand embroidery in top left hand corner consisting of a pansy with Allied flags and `SOUVENIR De FRANCE' . Flags from left: Imperial Russia, France, British, Italy, Belgium and Serbia

  • Place
    [France]
  • Associated Place

    Western Front/Europe

  • Accession Number
    1996.72.13
  • Accession Date
    24 Jul 1996
  • Other Id

    2576 (receipt number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

    Applied Arts and Design

silk handkerchief 1996.72.13

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  • silk handkerchief 1996.72.13
  • silk handkerchief 1996.72.13
  • silk handkerchief 1996.72.13
  • silk handkerchief 1996.72.13
  • silk handkerchief 1996.72.13
  • handkerchief
  • handkerchief, detail

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