File 1: Embroidered silk postcards, handkerchief and cloth bag received from Ambrose Mason, 1916

LR 117

file

1916

Objects, Textual Records

9608570

4 ephemera items (postcards) - 8.5 x 13.5 cm - card with embroidered silk
1 handkerchief - 38 x 38 cm - embroidered silk
1 bag - 33 x 27 cm - cotton cloth with draw string

1. Postcard to Mary Mason, 14 April 1916, France, embroidered in silk, with flowers, Union Jack and the inscription “To my dear Mother”

2. Postcard to Cass Mason, 14 April 1916, France, embroidered in silk, with blue birds & flowers. Envelope design with a small card insert with the message “I’m thinking of you” & “Love from Ambrose 14th April 1916”

3. Postcard to Cass Mason, 7 May 1916, France, embroidered in silk, with flowers and the inscription “Happy Birthday”

4. Postcard to Mary Mason, 30 August 1916, France, embroidered in silk, with flowers. Envelope design with the message written inside “Kind regards and best love to all at home from Ambrose 30th Aug 16. France. Barbwire. XXXXXXX”

5. Silk handkerchief embroidered with pink flowers in one corner

6. Cotton cloth bag, floral pattern with draw string and cloth patch bearing the inscription in Indian Ink “Made by Jack Cashman 7 1/2 years, Corowa Public School, for our brave boys”, ca. 1916

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