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  • Other Name

    Set of wooden nesting eggs [WW1 souvenir] (descriptive name)

    Sister Nancy M Robertson, QAIMNSR, WW1 (associated name)

  • Description

    set of wooden nesting eggs

    Possibly acquired as souvenir by Sister Nancy Marion Robertson, QAIMNSR, WW1

    Eight eggs plus one half-egg at centre.

  • Place
    Unknown
  • Associated Place

    Western Front/Europe

  • Accession Number
    2005.87.11
  • Accession Date
    06 Sep 2005
  • Department

    History

    War History

Images and documents

Images

  • toy, egg [2005.87.11]
  • toy, egg - detail [2005.87.11]
  • toy, egg; set [2005.87.11]
  • toy, egg; set - measurement [2005.87.11]

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2005.87.11
  • Cultural Origin

    unknown

  • Primary Maker

     unknown

  • Place
    Unknown
  • Date
    Circa 1900
  • Associated Notes

    set of wooden nesting eggs

    Possibly acquired as souvenir by Sister Nancy Marion Robertson, QAIMNSR, WW1

    Sister Nancy Marion Robertson trained Auckland Hospital qualifying as a registered nurse in 1915. She left NZ in 1916 and travelled to the UK where she joined the Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve (QAIMNSR). During WW1 Nancy Robertson worked initially as a nursing sister at Lord Derby's Hospital, Wallingford and later was based in France at Casualty Clearing Station No 5.

    Following the war Nancy married Arthur William James Page, of Rosemount, Mt Albert, Auckland, who had served during WW1 with the NZ Army Service Corps.

  • Associated Event
    WW1; 1914-1918
  • Associated Person

     Sister Nancy Marion Robertson

     Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

  • Associated Place

    Western Front/Europe

  • Media

    wood/plant material

  • Measurement Description
    .1 and .2: H x D: 64mm x 47mm
    .3 and .4: H x D: 50mm x 37mm
    .5 and .6: D 32mm
    .7 and .8: D 27mm
    .9 and .10: D 22mm
    .11 and .12: D 19mm
    .13 and .14: D 17mm
    .15 and .16: D 12mm
    .17: D 4mm
  • Subject Category

    souvenir/wars

  • Classification

    Souvenir

    Memorabilia

    08 Communication Artifacts

    Toy

    Toys

    09 Recreational Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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