| Place | Asia: Burma |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART28535.015 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 13.7 x 17.3 cm(comp); 16.2 x 20.1cm(sheet) |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Korsch, John Donald |
| Place made | Burma |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Oven and stew pots
Description
Interior of the prisoners' kitchen at the Tavoy Prisoner of War Camp which housed the Australian and Allied prisoner of war, captured during the capitulation of Singapore. In the background is the brick oven for baking bread and in the foreground are three 44 gallon drums and two "tin hat quarries for cooking rice and stews. Verso; three sketches of injured legs.