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First World War Artillery Shell Base ‘Officers Hat’
c. 1918Overview
First World War Artillery Shell Base ‘Officers Hat’ (Trench Art)
Historical information
Piece was brought home from France in November 1919 by Cpl. Peter HARGREAVES 2803.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-12-2009.11.2
Item type
Artefacts
Material
Brass
Copper
Width
90 mm
Depth
50 mm
Weight
438 g
Inscriptions and markings
Engraved “Souvenir Great War” on top of hat and “Souvenir from France” engraved on copper band.
Stamped on top “St / 304 / Polte / Jun1 1917 / Magdeburg / Sp406
Place made
France
Year
Statement of significance
Piece was brought home from France in November 1919 by Cpl. Peter HARGREAVES 2803.
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878
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Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
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