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Accession Number | REL/11871 |
Collection type | Heraldry |
Object type | Heraldry |
Physical description | Ceramic |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Sumatra |
Date made | Unknown |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Painted ceramic bowl used by Sister J E Simons while she was a prisoner of war of the Japanese
Description
Glazed white, native Indonesian ware ceramic bowl, decorated with hand painted blue and green lines inside the bowl, and with blue lines and a green and pink floral pattern on the outside.
History / Summary
Picked up and used throughout her captivity in Sumatra by Captain (Sister) Jessie Elizabeth Simmons, 2/13 Australian General Hospital.