Souvenir embroidered cloth: Souvenir of Egypt 1941, NZ Onward, WW2

square black velvet cloth with gold fringing; silk floss coloured embroidery, tambour-work chain stitch

embroidered motifs: NZ Onward badge in each corner; crossed flags (Union Jack and [Egyptian] flag) on each side; at centre, three pyramids flanked by palm trees, with water lines below; embroidered text above and below: Souvenir of Egypt / 1941

original colours of silk floss thread: green, yellow, red, blue, white, orange; colours faded on front of cloth

construction: fringing machine-stitched to edge; embroidery machine stitched [tambour work]