Germany Zur Erinnerung an mein Reise, or, "memories of my journey" Trapunto.
This is embroidered, Zur Erinnerung an mein Reise, or, "memories of my journey." This is a souvenir, possibly from the maiden voyage of the SS Koing Albert, personalized to Victor Walter. Trapuntos of this sort were a common souvenir of either military or naval service in the orient or other sea voyages east.

The S.S. Konig Albert was constructed for Norddeutscher Lloyd, by AG Vulcan, Stettin. At 10,643 gross tons, and a length of 499.3ft x a beam of 60.2ft, she had two funnels and masts, and a twin screw that could drive her through the seat at f 15 knots.

The S.S. Konig Albert made her first ever voyage out of the ship-building port of Hamburg, then through Gibraltar and the Mediterranean to the Suez Canal and on to the Indian Ocean's reaches to the far Orient.

The craft made eight round-trip voyages thus employed and was then assigned on March 3rd, 1903 to the Bremen - Cherbourg - New York for a one-time voyage. On April 16th, 1903, she sailed the Genoa - Naples - New York route and would remain thus chartered until her final trip on June 11, 1914.
At the eruption of WWI, the Hamburg ship sought refuge in Italy.
In May of 1915, she was taken over by Italy and renamed for use as a hospital ship.
In 1920, the German made craft was redesignated to the Navigazione Generale Italiana.
On June 15th, 1920, the Ferdinando Palasciano began her first trip via Genoa - Naples - New York. She completed six such voyages on this route; the last one weighing anchor on April 13th, 1921.
In 1922, the old craft was rechristened the Italia, and made way as a floating exhibition ship. In 1926, She was scrapped for parts in Italy.

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