embroidery, framed

human history

embroidered picture made by 13796 Pte AD Andreassend as POW, WW2

embroidery on cloth backing; vase of flowers (nasturtiums) on table with curtain on lhs; framed & glazed

measurements: 275mm x 225mm

Nama tāpiringa: 1990.126 Whakahounga o Mua: 17 Jul 2025

Ingoa Kē

embroidered picture made by 13796 Pte AD Andreassend as POW, WW2

Wāhi

Germany

Wāhi Hāngai

Germany

Accession Number

1990.126

Rā Tāpiringa

19 Jun 1990

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

W3320 (war)

Wāhanga

History

War History

Tuhipoka Hāngai

Embroidered picture made by 13796 Pte AD Andreassand, 21 Battalion, 2NZEF, WW2

Made by Alfred Andreassand as a prisoner of war while in hospital in Germany.

13796 Private Alfred Daniel Andreassend was wounded in the face and taken prisoner at El Alamein in 1942. He spent considerable time in hospital in Germany and in the UK and NZ for plastic and reconstruction surgery.

embroidery, framed