Summary

Alternative Name(s): Teapot Cover

Embroidered tea cosy with the words 'Welcome Home'. It was likely made for one of two family members serving in World War I - Private William Nairn or James Anthony Shannahan - by William's sister Sarah Jackson or his wife Eileen Nairn.

Private William Nairn (service no. 3217) was killed in action in the trenches of France on 4 July 1918. Eileen's brother Private James Anthony Shannahan (service no. 2753) returned from the war in 1919.

Physical Description

Crocheted teapot cover, rectangular, with cut-off corners. The two sides of the cover are held together by blue ribbon, threaded between the sides along the upper edges, leaving the lower edge open. The embroidery depicts a ship between two flags, with inscriptions above and below, and crosses around edges.

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