Craft - Framed Embroided Centrepiece, WW2 Embroidered Silk Centrepiece Souvenir, Estimated date 1941

Historical information

World War Two souvenir.

Physical description

This framed World War Two souvenir is an embroidered silk centrepiece. On a pink background, fringed in yellow, appear two red hearts in the top left and right corners. Inside the hearts, in yellow, are the words - 'To My' - 'Sister'. Underneath, the words 'Souvenir of Palestine' are embroidered in a yellow arc, a rising sun in orange, a red, green and blue crown, and - 'Australian' - 'Commonwealth' - 'Military Forces' - in yellow and blue. At the botton there are two trees either side of two domed buildings, all in red, green and blue.

Inscriptions & markings

'Australian Commonwealth Military Forces'. '1941'. 'To my Sister'. 'Souvenir of Palestine'.

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