Place | Africa: Egypt |
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Accession Number | REL29671.001 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Heraldry |
Physical description | Brass; Enamel |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Egypt |
Date made | c 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Decorative teaspoon from Egypt presented to Mrs Winifred Cazneaux by William Fell, AIF
Description
Decorative teaspoon featuring, at the top of the handle, a hinged enamelled coffin with a small gold coloured mummy figure inside. The handle is decorated with blue and green cloisonne work and the bowl of the spoon is decorated with an enamelled transfer of a scene of Egyptian ruins.
History / Summary
This spoon was sent to Mrs Winifred Cazneaux in 1915 by William Fell, AIF. Fell was an associate and photographic pupil of her husband, Harold Cazneaux.