Trench Art
British WWI Trench Art Picture Frame, Egypt 1914-1917, RFC Airman Photo, Jane A. Kimball Collection
Trench Art
British WWI Trench Art Picture Frame, Egypt 1914-1917, RFC Airman Photo, Jane A. Kimball Collection
Item #65586 : Original era manufacture and photography. British WWI brass trench art picture frame with birds and flowers engraved "Souvenir of the Great War, Egypt 1914 - 1917, In Loving Memory of those who have fallen". The real photo postcard which resides in the frame is of a young Royal Flying Corps airman wearing the maternity style service coat. The frame measures 5.5 x 9.5 inches, with a protective glass cover over the photo. This frame was once part of the famed Trench Art collection of Jane A. Kimball, author of the book, "Trench Art, An Illustrated History". A photo of her book is shown for context, it is not included in the price.