Transportation of supplies, Palestine, 1916: Landing supplies from ships Accession Number: ART41037

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First in the series of nine dioramas depicting the transportation of supplies in the desert campaign in Palestine. The work depicts landing supplies from ships in the open roadstead at Belah.

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Accession Number
ART41037
Classification
Art
Object Type
Diorama
Physical Description
Medium: figures: pewter (tin, antimony and zinc); background: powdered pigment with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine on fibrous plaster; modelling: plaster over wood and wire with tin and paint
Measurement
Overall: 90 x 140 x 120 cm
Medium
figures: pewter (tin, antimony and zinc); background: powdered pigment with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine on fibrous plaster; modelling: plaster over wood and wire with tin and paint
Date Made
1926-1928
Place Made
Gallery location
Main Bld: First World War Gallery, Sinai Palestine 1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under commission 1928
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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