1918-1919 (made)
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Rectangular sheet of cream paper (portrait format). Top: royal coat of arms, lettered below: BUCKINGHAM PALACE., die-stamped in red. Centre: lettered: I join with my grateful people / in sending you this memorial / of a brave life given for others / in the Great War., printed in black. Bottom: facsimile of King George V's signature printed in black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Die-stamping and letterpress |
| Brief description | Covering note to accompany memorial scroll and plaque sent to the families of servicemen who died in the First World War, Britain, 1918-1919. |
| Physical description | Rectangular sheet of cream paper (portrait format). Top: royal coat of arms, lettered below: BUCKINGHAM PALACE., die-stamped in red. Centre: lettered: I join with my grateful people / in sending you this memorial / of a brave life given for others / in the Great War., printed in black. Bottom: facsimile of King George V's signature printed in black. |
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| Content description | Royal coat of arms, text, and facsimile of King George V's signature. |
| Credit line | Presented by the Secretary of State for War. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 |
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| Accession number | E.5330-1919 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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