Letter about WWI French stitchery

National Museum of American History

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)
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
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French WWI Stitchery
National Museum of American History
related event
World War I
Record ID
nmah_1693070
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-2d09-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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