| Accession Number | ART41032 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 80 x 130 x 100 cm |
| Object type | Diorama |
| Physical description | figures: composite lead with paint; background: synthetic polymer paint over oil on fibrous plaster; modelling: plaster over wood and wire armature with wire, vegetable matter, metal, canvas and synthetic polymer paint |
| Maker |
Anderson, Wallace McCubbin, Louis Frederick Modelling Sub-section, Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1923-1924 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Evacuation of wounded: Casualty clearing station
Description
Seventh in the series of nine dioramas depicting the scheme of evacuation practised at the Battle of Messines in France. This model shows a Casualty Clearing Station where the wounded received further treatment and emergency operations were performed as patients were brought from the front line.