Letter about WWI French stitchery

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Description:

Letter from Mercy Richards Essig (Mrs. Norman Sturgis Essig), 1700 Locust Street, Philadelphia. Signed June 1916. The letter was sent with embroidered items from France made during World War I, purchased through the Society for Employment of Women in France. Mrs. Essig describes the living and working conditions of the peasant women in French Lorraine who embroider the linens in order to provide for themselves and their families while the war rages on around them.

Date Made: 1916-06

Location: Currently not on view

Related Event: World War I

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See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, General, Military, French WWI Stitchery

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Credit Line: Gift in honor of Elizabeth Dayton Johnson Napier (Mrs. George Ferry Napier) and Helen Napier Mayers (Mrs. D. Alexander Mayers)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2011.0086.21Accession Number: 2011.0086Catalog Number: 2011.0086.21

Object Name: letter

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 in x 7 in; 22.86 cm x 17.78 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-2d09-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1693070

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