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Letter about WWI French stitchery

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
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
1916-06
Credit Line
Gift in honor of Elizabeth Dayton Johnson Napier (Mrs. George Ferry Napier) and Helen Napier Mayers (Mrs. D. Alexander Mayers)
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 9 in x 7 in; 22.86 cm x 17.78 cm
Object Name
letter

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  • Women in World War I:French Stitchery
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