Greeting Card - Silk Embroidered Pocket

Production date
Circa 1916
 Description
Greeting card with an embossed cream coloured card frame around a fine silk floral embroidered pocket. Originally this silk pocket would of housed a small card with a message on it. These cards were quite common in the First World war and known as "Silks".
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Object detail

Production date
Circa 1916
Media/Materials
Paper and silk textile
Measurements
89 x 140 mm (h x w)
Production place
Paris, France
Collection
Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1961/16/277

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