Transportation of supplies, Palestine, 1916: Ship of the desert Accession Number: ART41039

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Third in the series of nine dioramas depicting transportation of supplies in the desert campaign, Palestine, 1916.

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Accession Number
ART41039
Artist
William Leslie Bowles
Artist
Lieutenant Louis Frederick McCubbin
Classification
Art
Object Type
Diorama
Physical Description
Medium: Figures: Pewter (tin, antimony and zinc); Background: oil over powdered pigment with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine on plaster; Moddelling: tin painted with synthetic polymer paint
Measurement
Overall: 90 x 140 x 120 cm
Medium
Figures: Pewter (tin, antimony and zinc); Background: oil over powdered pigment with paraffin wax and mineral turpentine on plaster; Moddelling: tin painted with synthetic polymer paint
Date Made
1926-1928
Place Made
Melbourne
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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