Our souvenir King returns with an eye to business Accession Number: ART03459

Description

An illustration depicting a soldier from a Tunnelling Company, returned from the First World War to Australia with bags of 'souvenirs' on his way to a museum to sell. The bags contain nosecaps and duds.

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Accession Number
ART03459
Artist
Sapper Alexander Stone
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: ink on paper
Measurement
Overall: 20.2 cm x 25.8 cm
Medium
ink on paper
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1920
Copyright
Copyright unknown

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