Yale Center for British Art
Title:
Till the boys come home : (keep the home fires burning).
Published / Created:
Great Britain : publisher not identified, 1914 or 1915.
Physical Description:
1 printed handkerchief : cotton ; 48 x 48 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:12803816
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Till the boys come home was first published on October 8, 1914, by Ascherberg, Hopwood and Crew Ltd. From 1915, it was published with the title Keep the home fires burning.
Exhibition History:
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
Subject Terms:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music. | War songs -- Great Britain. | Interiors.
Form/Genre:
Handkerchiefs. | Cloth prints. | Printed textile materials. | Textiles. | Cotton (textile)
Contributors:
Novello, Ivor, 1893-1951, composer. | Ford, Lena Guilbert, lyricist. | Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd.