Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal buttonhole, 2013
buttonhole, poppy, buttonhole
Accession Number

NAM.2014-10-6-1

Description

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal buttonhole, 2013 Hand-pressed fabric flower with black plastic ‘Poppy Appeal’ centre, with a fabric green leaf and wire stem. Made by Emma Mawdsley, National Army Museum, during a demonstration of poppy making at the Poppy Factory, Richmond, London, 2013. Of the type either worn as a large button hole or used to make wreaths. Associated with the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal and World War One (1914-1918).

Campaigns

World War One (1914-1918)