Sacred to the memory of the heroes slain in the Battles of Alma, Inkerman, & The Eastern War.
Published / Created:
England, [approximately 1854]
Physical Description:
3 cards : illustrations ; 8 x 12 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes:
Three memorial cards, in remembrance of the fallen soldiers of the Crimean War. Text is printed letterpress on cream card, framed in cut paper, embossed Gothic tracery with a black border. Contains an elegaic poem by Henry Meredith Parker.
Subject Terms:
Crimean War, 1853–1856 -- Casualties. | Soldiers -- Crimean War | Inkerman, Battle of, Ukraine, 1854 | Alma, Battle of the, Ukraine, 1854. | Death. | Grief. | Elegaic poetry, English. | Mourning customs -- Great Britain.
Form/Genre:
Memorial cards. | Poems. | Cut-paper works. | Ephemera.
