Accession Number | ART90021 |
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Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 8.6 cm x 3.4 cm x .7 cm; Overall - Conservation: 87 mm x 35 mm x 9 mm |
Object type | Sculpture |
Physical description | bronze |
Maker |
Gilbert, Charles Web |
Place made | Australia: Victoria |
Date made | 1932 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Part of the reins from the statue on the breakwater at Port Said
Description
This is a small bronze fragment from the reins of the Desert Mounted Corps memorial. Designed by Charles Web Gilbert, it was worked on briefly by Paul Montford, before being completed by Sir Bertram Mackennal. It was installed in Port Said, Egypt and unveiled in 1932 by Australia's wartime Prime Minister Billy Hughes. In 1956 the Desert Mounted Corps memorial was destroyed by rioters during the Suez Crisis.