Tressing Nets for Artillery Emplacements

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Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, 1918, Tressing Nets for Artillery Emplacements
Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, Tressing Nets for Artillery Emplacements

Object Details

associated person

War Department

artist

Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Description

Charcoal and ink wash sketch on paper. A group of women, some standing on benches, are making camouflage nets at the Central Camouflage Depot in Dijon, France. These nets were made of pieces of painted burlap tied to wire and were used to disguise artillery positions.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

date made

1918

ID Number

AF.25893

catalog number

25893

accession number

64592

Object Name

sketch

Physical Description

charcoal (overall production method/technique)

ink wash (overall production method/technique)

paper (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in; 26.67 cm x 34.29 cm

referenced

France: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Dijon

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Military

Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I

World War I Art

Art

Combat Art

Art

Data Source

National Museum of American History

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-8745-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_445342