ECL-O.163-2014
Parts
Object number
ECL-O.163-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
WW1 Christmas card
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
Photograph, coloured in, and mounted to gold embossed card 'frame' with embossed text 'Britain is proud of her noble Sons'
Text inside printed in gold: 'Christmas 1915 While our soldiers man the trenches, While our Jack Tars the sea: Britain's flag will still keep flying, Emblem of the truly free. With Hearty Greetings and Best Wishes, not only for Christmas, but for all time. From Bel Bernie Deveron Road, Huntly, Aberdeenshire'
Text inside printed in gold: 'Christmas 1915 While our soldiers man the trenches, While our Jack Tars the sea: Britain's flag will still keep flying, Emblem of the truly free. With Hearty Greetings and Best Wishes, not only for Christmas, but for all time. From Bel Bernie Deveron Road, Huntly, Aberdeenshire'
Content (event)
World War, 1914-1918
Dimensions
height (actual size): 137mm
width (actual size): 105mm
width (actual size): 105mm
Material
paper
textile
textile
Physical description
With tartan ribbon
Production
Date
1915
History and association
Associated organisation
Eton College (Purchaser)