"Churchill" - "When the lamp burned low..." by William Tainsh of Australia
Charles R. Caslake
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
3 Sep 1943
Materials
Brass, Calfskin vellum, Wood
Measurements
700 x 420 mm
Place of origin
Melbourne
Order this imageCollection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 1102174
Summary
Illuminated verse on Australian calf skin vellum - "CHURCHILL" - "When the lamp burned low/In the house of our fathers..." Signed by William Tainsh, lower right, Melbourne, Australia 3 September 1943; as published in the "Argus". Wooden frame bound in brass from cartridge metal used in the manufacture of Australian munitions, by Charles R. Caslake. Presented to WSC as a "Tribute from Australia"
Marks and inscriptions
signed by William Tainsh
Makers and roles
Charles R. Caslake, framemaker William Tainsh, author