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THE WEEPING ANGEL OF AMIENS, TRENCH ART, WOOD CARVING

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c. 1918

Subcollections

Loan Collection - Museum of The Great Southern

Overview

Square block of wood that has been naively hand carved in bas relief. It shows an angel with one elbow resting on a skull and the other hand resting on an hourglass. To The left of panel is carved "Amiens / LA / CATHEDRALE / MONUMENT / DE / L' ANGLE / PLEUREURl ". Carved beneath the angel is "AMIENS FRANCE / THE CRYING ANGEL ". To the right of panel "THE / GRAND / ALTER ". {sic} . Metal piece at centre top with which to hang it.

Details

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Registration number

cwa-org-51-1986.11

Item type

Inscriptions and markings

On reverse is carved [and in the lower right hand corner [in biro] "CARVED BY REG NEALL".

Keywords

MILITARY HISTORY

Year

c. 1918

Public Location

Defence Gallery, Residency Museum Albany

Albany Historical Society Inc

Albany Historical Society Inc

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