Postcard
1914-1918 (made)
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By the early 20th Century greetings postcards had overtaken folder cards in popularity as they were cheaper to post. A ban on Christmas cards to conserve supplies of paper was mooted during the First World War but the idea was abandoned in the interests of maintaining the troops' morale. A thriving market in embossed and embroidered postcards grew up in France for servicemen from both sides in the conflict to send home to loved ones. Cards for particular relatives (To My Dear Mother) first became popular around this time.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Blind embossing and letterpress on card, silk embroidery on toile |
| Brief description | Postcard, embroidered, France, World War I, 1914-1918. |
| Physical description | Postcard (landscape format) with blind-embossed border surrounding toile panel embroidered with coloured silks in a design picturing a dragonfly, a spray of wild roses and the legend "To My Dear Mother". Printed on the back in black ink with usual postcard template and handwritten in pencil with address and greeting. |
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| Summary | By the early 20th Century greetings postcards had overtaken folder cards in popularity as they were cheaper to post. A ban on Christmas cards to conserve supplies of paper was mooted during the First World War but the idea was abandoned in the interests of maintaining the troops' morale. A thriving market in embossed and embroidered postcards grew up in France for servicemen from both sides in the conflict to send home to loved ones. Cards for particular relatives (To My Dear Mother) first became popular around this time. |
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| Accession number | E.392-2008 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2010 |
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