Letter about WWI French stitchery

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Object Details

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.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

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

date made

1916-06

ID Number

2011.0086.21

accession number

2011.0086

catalog 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

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General

Military

French WWI Stitchery

Data Source

National Museum of American History

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

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

Record ID

nmah_1693070