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handkerchief, souvenir

human history
  • Other Name

    Embroidered handkerchief: Souvenir de France, WW1

  • Description

    Embroidered handkerchief Souvenir de France, WW1, part of a collection of handkerchiefs collected by Glenys Gargan in the 1950s.

    silk handkerchief with cream ground, scalloped edge, blue machine edges, machine embroidered church with spray of red flowers either side, red embroidery writing with "SOUVENIR DE PARIS"

  • Place
    France
  • Associated Place

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1999.107.70
  • Accession Date
    27 Aug 1999
  • Department

    History

    Social History

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