Lot 889

Description

Middle East clothing WWII wartime souvenirs, probably purchased in Egypt, features a colourful, long shawl in vibrant pink, green, orange and yellow colours on heavy black silk (?); also a knee-length, elastic waisted black skirt with two orange bands around the hem area and with an attached long, red silk waist sash together with a red silk scarf; all unused as new and with a heavy cloth bag (approx 23x35cm), with affixed Australian postage stamp and addressed to 'Miss Ann Galbraith, 633 Old South Head Rd, Rose Bay North, NSW, Australia', marked, 'Contents/Ornaments/Value/400 Mills' and signed, below this, 'NX716699 (sic, should be 71699)/Spr Brabin, B'. Some foxing on skirt elastic, otherwise all clothing unworn.

Miss Ann Galbraith is the daughter of Mrs Eleanor Galbraith (nee Brabin), Sapper Bruce Brabin's sister. (See lot 5234).