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Wooden box with carving (trinket box)

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TitleWooden box with carving (trinket box)
Short Summary / DescriptionA wooden trinket box that that imitates a book shelf. The box was given to Mrs Sylvia Baker, the daughter of Mr Roland McDiarmid who owned an experimental farm where Prisoners of War including Eliseo Pieraciini worked. The trinket box was passed down from Mrs Sylvia Baker to her daughter Roslyn Pearce who donated it to the Cowra and District Historical Society and Museum Inc. in 2023.
SubjectInternment camps
Australia–History–20th century
Creative Work TypeCraft and design
Materialtimber
Place HeldCowra and District Historical Society and Museum Inc.
Creator(s)Pieraccini, Eliseo
Date Of Creation1945
Copyright Information / U R LEliseo (Peter) Pieraccini, Wooden box with carving (trinket box) (c. 1945-46). Cowra and District Historical Society and Museum Inc. Photo courtesy of Ian Woodcock