Postcard

Archive

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Mattapoisett Museum

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

0910.1.564

Scope and Content

Hand-made postcard with Queen Alexanders favorite flower which was made by crippled and blind girls. Handwritten note explaining: "On "Alexandra Day" the fiftieth anniversary of the landing of Queen Alexandra in England, ten thousand ladies of high rank, nurses, and others were selling these hand-made flowers in London streets on June 26, 1912." It goes on to state the proceeds go to hospitals the Queen selects. This was for Mr. George Purrington.

Collection

Postcards (PSC)

Acquisition

Accession

0910.1

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1912 - 1912

Archive Notes

Date(s): 06/26/1912

Created By

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Create Date

January 9, 2019

Updated By

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Update Date

August 28, 2021