England
HMS Thrush bell 1889 - 1917
Bronze | 28.0 x 26.0 x 26.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 69821
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In 1891 HMS Thrush, a gunboat of the Royal Navy, was commanded by the future King George V. During the First World War she acted as a salvage ship and was wrecked off the Irish coast on 11 April 1917; her bell was presented to her former commander.
Provenance
Formed part of King George V's War Museum at Windsor Castle, established to display his collection of First World War souvenirs; the King was assisted by the Royal Archivist & Librarian John Fortescue (1859-1933). Many of these objects were loaned to the Imperial War Museum in 1936 at the suggestion of King Edward VIII.
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Medium and techniques
Bronze
Measurements
28.0 x 26.0 x 26.0 cm (whole object)
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