Physical Description
Square, cream-coloured fine silk handkerchief with embroidered design in the lower right corner. The handkerchief has a hemmed border on all four sides. The embroidered coloured design depicts the Australian emblem; a brown kangaroo to the right of a shield and a grey emu on the left. Underneath and around them is a flower pattern in green and yellow. A scroll outlined in red thread sits at the bottom of the design and is inscribed in blue.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Dot Lynch, 15 May 1990
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Place Named
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Inscriptions
Embroidered, red and blue silk thread: 'A/SOUVENIR FROM/AUSTRALIA'.
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Classification
Military history, Souvenirs & mementoes, Clothing accessories
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
33 cm (Length), 33 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Souvenirs, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Soldiers' Comforts