Where Aussie shines

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England
Accession Number ART40935
Collection type Art
Measurement Overall: 15 x 13.8 x 8 cm
Object type Sculpture
Physical description metal, cotton, wood, paper, pencil, pen and black ink, string, watercolour
Maker Blaiberg, Gladys
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made c. 1917-1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright

Description

Depicts a paper sculpture of a caricature of an Australian digger wearing a blue hospital suit and a slouch hat, with cigarette in his mouth. A bottle of brasso sits on the ground while he scrubs the sink.