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Cushion cover
Cushion cover made from light blue silk satin, with a machine-made lace border. Painted scenes of buildings at Albert, Arras and Ypres, set in a green three-leaved clover. Silk ribbons applied for decoration. Purchased by a soldier from Ferndale as a gift for his wife while serving with the army during the First World War.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F90.143.2
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: donor's family
Association Type: Use
Date: 1914 - 1918
Place: Ferndale
Creation/Production
Place: France
Period: 1914 - 1918
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(cm): 56
Width
(cm): 56
Width
(cm): 6
Techniques
Painted
Sewing
Appliqué
Patchwork
Material
Silk (fabric)
Cotton (fabric)
Satin (cotton)
Lace (machine-made)
Paint
Location
In store
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Publisher: Chamberlain & Sons (Cardiff) Ltd
(1914 - 1918)
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