WW1 Scrapbook with dried pressed leaf and flower petal (Calais 16 Sept. 1915 and Le Havre 29 June 1916)
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Title
WW1 Scrapbook with dried pressed leaf and flower petal (Calais 16 Sept. 1915 and Le Havre 29 June 1916)
Creator
Munro, Murdoch, 1895-1961;
Unknown
Unknown
Publisher
Lodgepunk.com/MMC
Description
A scrapbook containing one small leaf and one small flower petal. These have been pressed, dried and backed onto heavyweight white paper, then attached onto a heavier grade brown card with scalloped edges. The willow leaf page is inscribed 'Calais 16 Sept 1915' is mentioned in one of Murdoch's letters. The poppy petal page is inscribed with 'Le Havre 29 June 1916'. The creator of the actual scrapbook is unknown.
Worktype
Object
ID
OBJ_c1915_1916_0003
Cultural Context
French; Scottish
Location
Calais (France); Le Havre (France)
Date
1915-1916
Subject
Calais (France);
Dried flowers;
Le Havre (france);
Munro, Murdoch, 1895-1961;
Scrapbooks;
World War, 1914-1918
Dried flowers;
Le Havre (france);
Munro, Murdoch, 1895-1961;
Scrapbooks;
World War, 1914-1918
Inscription
Written inscription: Calais 16 Sept. 1915; Le Havre 29 June 1916
Measurements
8 cm (height) x 24.7 cm (width)
Material
Dried flowers
Technique
Pressing; Scrapbooking
Style Period
Twentieth century
Rights
Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919) by Erika Nygard and Lodgepunk.com/MMC is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CC
Relation
relatedTo LETc1915Doc18
Citation
Munro, Murdoch, 1895-1961;
Unknown, “WW1 Scrapbook with dried pressed leaf and flower petal (Calais 16 Sept. 1915 and Le Havre 29 June 1916),” Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919), accessed April 20, 2024, http://www.lodgepunk.com/MMC/items/show/13.