Collection Highlights
Terms of Surrender
Date:
April 9, 1865
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Grant
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Filigree leaf from Verdun
Object Number:
1936.490
Date:
1916-1917
Medium:
Wood, glass, plant material
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 17.1 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
pierced: on leaf, "VERDUN"
written: in pencil on reverse; "made for me/ in the Trenches by a soldier/ wearing my knitted sweater/ hortense A. Carney/ 1916-1917/ At Verdun/ wearing socks + wristers (?) also/ Gift of/ Miss Hortense A. Carney."
Description:
Filigreed leaf (probably oak) that has been pierced to leave the silhouette of a field gun and the inscription "VERDUN;" in rectangular gold and black frame with pencil inscription on reverse.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this example of trench art was given to the donor by a soldier who had recieved a sweater from her.
Credit Line:
Gift of Hortense A. Carney
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
