Detail of a bone box in the shape of a sarcophagus, made by a Napoleonic prisoner of war, from Portchester Castle

Date:
1 Mar 2017
Location:
Portchester Castle, Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire
Reference:
DP195751
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

Photographer's note: 'The box is constructed with a wooden carcass covered in red velvet with carved bone panels.'

Content

This is part of the Job: 2K/20740 Napoleonic Prisoner of War craftworks, Portchester Castle, Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire; within the Volume: VF000185 English Heritage/Historic England Collections and Object Photography; within the Series: HEC01/024 English Heritage/Historic England Collections; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Davies, James O: Historic England

Keywords

Fort, Art And Design