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Jardinière made of German Howitzer Shell

Soldiers of all nations created gardens in the trenches of the World War I. An unknown soldier recycled the casing of a German Howitzer shell into a jardinière for planting bulbs or cuttings taken from abandoned gardens.

Ref: 2012.032

Materials

Metal

Year

1916

Collection No:

2012.032