Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
collection of Auckland Museum, Tamaki Paenga Hira, col.2104
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Circa 1865
Associated Notes
scrimshaw powder horn engraved with battle honours of Buckinghamshire Regiment & marked: "WERAROA / July 22 1865"
markings: near top:"WERAROA / July 22 1865" & faintly "WERAROA 1865"
near base: "Buckingham / shire Regt."
illustration of
a) regimental colours : flag with regimental badge & motto & battle honours
motto: "NEC. ASPERA.TERRENT"
badge: XIV with horse above
Associated Event
Battle of Weraroa; 22 Jul 1865; Weraroa/Manawatu-Wanganui/New Zealand
New Zealand Wars
Napoleonic Wars; 1803-1815
Battle of Waterloo; 18 Jun 1815; Belgium
Peninsular Wars; 1808-1814
Crimean War; 1853-1856
Sevastopol; 11 Sep 1854-09 Sep 1855
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
22 Jul 1865
Technique
Period
Signature/marks
Nec Aspera Terrent (motto)
Media
Measurement Description
l x w x d: 275mm x 90mm x 80mm
Measurement Reading
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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