Joseph B. Clearihue - "Souvenir de France," embroidered silk postcard

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A hand embroidered silk postcard made in France or Belgium during the First World War. The silk "envelope" holds a small, printed, card. These souvenir cards were popular with soldiers who often sent them home with letters. For the empbroidery work, a home business during the war, a pattern would be repeated on a single piece of silk. The fabric strips would then be cut and mounted on card, often in a factory setting. Biography: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue was born in Victoria and attended Boys' Central School and Victoria High School before enrolling at Victoria College (graduated in 1903), McGill University and Oxford University. He enjoyed a long career as a student, a soldier in the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery Unit in World War I, a Liberal MLA and Victoria alderman, and as a lawyer before being appointed a county court judge in 1952. He was Chair of the Victoria College Council (1947-63), and guided the College to university status. In January 1962, Clearihue turned the first sod at the construction site of the Clearihue Building, which was the first building on the Gordon head campus. Clearihue was also the first Chancellor of the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Board of Governors (1963-66).

In Collection:
Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 postcard
Additional physical characteristics
  • Embossed paper frame around a silk backing covered colourful embroidery string.
Physical repository Collection
  • Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 1978-027
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Technical note
  • Metadata by K. Bohlman. Migration metadata by KD.
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  • This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
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