Object number
96/77/1-2
Description
Green felt strapbands, worn on the shoulder straps of a coat as part of the uniform of the Women's Land Army (WLA). From Miss P. Genever.
Two small green felt strapbands, worn on the shoulder straps of a coat as part of the uniform of the Women's Land Army (WLA). They each bear the letters 'W.L.A.' in red, and have a cotton strap at the back. The strapbands were worn by the donor's half sister, Miss P. Genever, who was a member of the WLA 1942-1950.
Physical description
2 strapbands: felt; cotton; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten accession form’ (Institute of Agricultural History) – ‘Standard museum name: STRAPBANDS // Accession number: 96/77/1–2 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 17.4.97 // Description: Two small green felt bands with cotton strap at back and red letters W.L.A. // Dimensions: Length: 6cm // Width: 3.5cm // Associated information: see: 96/75 [Part of a collection of W.L.A. badges + papers belonging to Miss P. GENEVER who was a member of the W.L.A. from 1942 to 1950. // Miss Genever was half-sister of the donor. // The papers that came with these objects 96/75–79 are accessioned in the archives. Catalogue mark D DX132]’
Production date
1942-01-01
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16563.tif - High resolution image
