Silk Scarf | Wattle Anzac Memorial

During the First World War, Anzac's stationed in France would buy embroidered silk postcards to send home to their loved ones. Hand embroidered using silk thread by French Women, these postcards created a thriving cottage industry and much needed income during the war.

Made using the finest materials, meticulously crafted and finished by hand, this scarf features an original artwork by Chantal Sneddon. Inspired by these postcards and the poetry of the era, the design features a poppy from the postcard held in the Anzac Memorial Collection.

Designed exclusively for the Anzac Memorial.

The floral design featured on this silk scarf draws inspiration
from Henry Lawson’s poem The Wattle and a postcard
Private Charles Sayer (2nd Battalion, WIA 11 April 1918)
sent home from the front.

THEN WHO, TO WEAR THE WATTLE, HAS
A BETTER RIGHT THAN I ?
HENRY LAWSON (1867-1922), THE WATTLE (EXCERPT)

Made from 100% Mulberry Silk
Size Dimensions: 1 metre square