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Canadian War Trophies

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Item

Date:

ca. 1919.

Reference:

Box number: A276-01

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2986354

Context of this record:

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Department of National Defence fonds

Directorate of History and Heritage

Photographs and illustrations

Canadian War Trophies
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Date(s):

ca. 1919.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour: gouache over a photograph
Support 24.800 x 19.500 cm
Secondary support 26.800 x 22.100 cm

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Item consists of a composite work of gouache with photographic collage. Photographic elements depict two field guns side by side, in black and white. The painted background depicts an orange sky with a mid-air detonation, overlaid with the lettering "Canadian War Trophies".

Item is featured as the title page to the "Catalogue of Canadian war trophies : including field guns surrendered and captured, planes, flags, uniforms, helmets, swords, posters, proclamations, prints, etc. : the Armouries, Hamilton, November 3 to November 15, 1919." (OCLC 53689195).

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Dates of creation note:

Date based on the date of the Canadian War Trophies exhibition in Hamilton.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

In pencil, recto, l.r: H6606 [partial transcription].

Related material:

See acc. no. 1982-187-1 for halftone proof from this artwork.

Subject heading:

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SUBJ. - Canadian War Trophies : ca. 1914-1918

Source:

Government

Other accession no.:

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1982-187 PIC
00002
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1982-187]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A276-01 Item no. assigned by LAC 2

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1982-187-2 Source: National Photography Collection; W.W. I Collection.

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24