Postcard
Collection object
2002.0101
H. 14.1 W. 9.2
Postcard, colour. Easter, 1918. GHB, Dublin. Drawing of soldier standing to attention, holding rifle with bayonet upright before him, facing a commemorative cross on pedestal on plinth, wreath draping top of cross, cross inscribed on crossing: For / Faith / & / Fatherland; ppedestal inscribed: To the dead of / Easter Week / 1916. In top l. of card, Easter / 1918. Artists initials, G.B., in bottom r. corner. Black line around image, white margin to card. R/ Printed green, headed Post Card, divided by logo, a circle formed of a shamrock with initials on leaves, l., G, top, H, r., B, on a backlground of smaller green shamrocks, above, curved, Printed in, below, straight, Dublin. Long and short underline and double line vertical dovide with ornamental geometric top and bottom. Solid outline for stamp. "Made in Ireland" device in top l. corner, double circle enclosing celtic geometric pattern in double circle, 0 and 63J across central band, Deanta in Eireann curving around l. half between the pairs of double circles. Not used.
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