Painted silk - picture of Lille possibly town Hall on fire - trimmed with lace. This silk piece has been kept by my grandmother and my mother as a souvenir of grandfather's time in the war. Fire in a building due to shelling seems a strange thing to record on a souvenir however I understand it was fairly common.

A very fragile fine silk cushion cover with appliqued flowers and embroidered stems and leaves. The silk is trimmed with lace. This cushion cover, along with other items, was kept by my grandmother and mother because my grandfather brought it back from his time in the war.

A silk handkerchief printed with a picture by Fortunino Mantania who was an italian who worked as a war artist in Britain. I think this handkerchief came into the family collection when a family friend died. Her father had also been in France. The picture it represents is a fine art piece. I understand the painting was printed onto handkerchieves and sold on the streets in London.