Shell case trench art
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| Subject | Greenwood Kitching |
|---|---|
| Title | Shell case trench art |
| Notes | A shell case that has been shaped into a jug and decorated with (among other things) a picture of a soldier holding a gun, and underneath the handle, the inscription Windy corner. Steel helmets to be worn. The artwork depicts Soldiers risking life and limb to visit Mlle Armentiers, for pleasures of the flesh. Part of a collection relating to Mr Greenwood Kitching of the Bradford Pals. |
| Item Date | Unknown |
| Creation place | Unknown |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Artifact |
| Item medium | Metal |
| Content | Memorabilia |
| Cataloguer | Meriel Patrick |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Meriel Patrick (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008) |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Mr Kitching |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9500 |
