| Place | Asia: Burma Thailand Railway, Chungkai |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90888 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: sheet: 25.8 x 18.2cm (irreg.); paper: 33.8 x 21cm; card: 34.4 x 22.2cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour, white gouache, pencil on paper mounted on card |
| Maker |
Old, Ashley George |
| Place made | Burma Thailand Railway: Chungkai |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
Tropical ulcer
Description
A foot and lower leg with a tropical ulcer. There is a detailed sketch of the area infected to the upper left of the main image. This picture shows an example of the type of sickness treated by the medical hospitals in the prisoner of war camp in Chungkai, as prisoners worked on the Burma-Thailand Railway.