item details
NameSouvenir cloth
ProductionUnknown; embroiderer; 1941; Egypt
Classificationsouvenirs, embroidery
Materialsvelveteen, rayon, thread
Materials Summaryembroidery stitches include chain stitch and looped pile stitch, worked in rayon floss on cotton velveteen
Techniquesembroidering
DimensionsOverall: 910mm (width), 375mm (height), 15mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH017981
Credit lineGift of Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association, 2015
Overview
Many embroidered textiles like this were made by Egyptians as souvenirs for New Zealand troops training in Egypt during the First and Second World Wars to send home to their families and loved ones.