Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1995x2.72.1, 1995x2.72
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1917
Circa 1918
Associated Notes
decorated souvenir shell case, North Staffordshire Regt, WW1
description: decorative markings engraved on side: TOP SCROLL WITH 'Clairfaye' and three feathers above / THE PRINCE OF WALES OWN' at centre '8-point star' with crown and regimental emblem above / NORTH STAFFORD with six Allied flags behind; circles below with 'YPRES' and 'SOMME' and dates '1914' and '1918'; base scroll with 'NORTH STAFFOR5DSHIRE KENT 4'
Associated Event
Western Front; 1914-1919
Battle of the Somme
Battles of Ypres; 1914-1918; Belgium
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1914-1918
Technique
Period
Signature/marks
'AUG 1917 / G / 187 / 67% Cu / HL / 25' (manufacturer's name)
Media/Materials
Measurement Description
225mm x 90mm (h x diam)
Subject Category
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
marked on base as 67% copper
Last Update
15 May 2023
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