handkerchief
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19830170-002
- Event 1914-1919 First World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer B. Feldman & Co
- Date Made --
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - United Kingdom
- Category Personal artifacts
- Sub-category Personal gear
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Inscription "It's a long long way to Tipperary." "It's a long way to Tip - per - ar- y It's a long way to go; It's a long way to Tip - per - ar- y , To the sweet - est girl I know! Good - bye Pic - ca -dil - ly, Fare-well, Leices-ter Square, It's a long, long way to Tip - per - ar - - - y, But my heart's right there!"; BY KIND PERMISSION OF B. FELDMAN & CO. 2, 3 & 4 ARTHUR ST. NEW OXFORD ST. LONDON W.C.
- Materials Cotton
- Measurements Length 48.1 cm, Width 47.2 cm
- Caption "It's a long, long way to Tipperary."
- Additional Information This handkerchief displays a scene of marching soldiers around the words to the popular wartime song, It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary. Tipperary was one of the most popular songs of the war, widely sung by both civilians and soldiers. In the trenches, its popularity led to many derivations and innovations, including the addition of cruder lyrics concerning drink, sex, and conditions at the front.