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Title	13 pdr artillery shell, decorated pitcher
Alternate Title	English 13 pdr artillery shell, decorated pitcher with spout and handle
Publisher	[London] : [Vickers, Sons & Maxim], 1915
Physical Description	1 shell : brass ; 23 cm in height, 9 cm in diameter (base), 16 cm total width
Summary	Shell is made of dull and discolored brass. A handle and spout have been affixed to the body, with a hole cut where the spout attaches, to convert the shell into a pitcher. A very faint decorative border has been engraved along the top edge of the shell and the spout.
Notes	Title by cataloger.; Bottom of shell has the inscriptions, "13 PR II", "V.S.M", "1915". The primer has the inscriptions, "No 1 II", "7/15", and "11/15". The initials V.S.M indicate that the shell was manufactured by Vickers, Sons & Maxim.
LC Subject Headings	Engraving (Metal-work), depicted. Pitchers. Art--20th century. World War, 1914-1918. World War, 1914-1918--Equipment and supplies. World War, 1914-1918--Art and the war. Great Britain--History--20th century.
Other Headings	Shell, Artillery trench art
Time Period	World War I (1914-1918)
Added Entry	Vickers Limited.
Personal Collection	WWI Hunter Collection
Call #	REALIA 02006
Item #	850308
OCLC number	941839525

13 pdr artillery shell, decorated pitcher

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