Trench Art

Object/Artifact

The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum

Name/Title

Trench Art

Entry/Object ID

2016.11.98

Description

"Trench Art". Artillery casing carved with floral motif and engraved/carved with the text "1914/ SOUVENIR/ 1918" at the center of the piece inside a shield. Cyclindrical. Most likely made of brass. On the top of the casing numbers are stamped 75 DEC (GUSC) and C 169 L 17 C 1 The shell was produced in 1917 for the French Army 75 mm M1897 field gun.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.11

Source or Donor

Feack, Pamela

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Pamela Feack in memory of Floyd O. "Pa" and Samantha Minerva "Minnie, Ma" Saunders Burdick, Cecil May Burdick Goodwin, Grace Belle Burdick Yates, and Fern Ann Goodwin Feack

Made/Created

Date made

1917

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Shell, Artillery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Art, Trench

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shell, Armament

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Artwork

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Ammunition

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Width

3-3/8 in

Length

12-1/4 in

Material

Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burdick, Floyd O. "Pa"

Person or Organization

Burdick, Samantha Minerva "Minnie"/"Ma" (Saunders)

Person or Organization

Goodwin, Cecil Mae/May (Burdick)

Related Events

Event

World War I