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table cloth

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human history
  • Other Name

    souvenir tablecloth, WW2

  • Description

    Souvenir tablecloth: Souvenir of Egypt 1943, WW2

    black cloth with blue fringe and silk floss embroidery; central motif: sphinx, pyramids and date palms, with New Zealand Onward badge in each corner; embroidered text and date above and below the central motif: Souvenir of Egypt / 1943.

  • Place
    Egypt
  • Associated Place

    Egypt

  • Accession Number
    1991.48
  • Accession Date
    01 Feb 1991
  • Other Id

    W3354 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Scars on the Heart

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