Identifier
2011-01-0066
Title
1917 shell case souvenir with etchings of crests - a dove - banners and the dates 1914 and 1918
Type
Art Sculpture / Trench Art / Handicrafts / Metalwork
Description
Etched shell casing from 1917 - bottom signed by Peterson in Hamberg from 49 P.W.C - Maked with banner for the European War 1914-1918 - Rising sun crest - dove - military cross - and words
Creator
S. Peterson
Coverage
Hamberg Germany 1917
Medium
Cast Metal - Copper, Brass, or Bronze
Format
230 x 90 x 90 mm
Provenance
Gift from maker to S. T. Sterland while interned in a prisoner of war camp in Hamberg
Date
First World War, 1914-1918
Audience
Case 17
Source
S. T. Sterland
Date Created
Thursday, 16 February 2012