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Copper alloy driving band type engraved ‘Bois Mortmare, 1914-1915': Loan 3721.7

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Titles

Copper alloy driving band type engraved ‘Bois Mortmare, 1914-1915'

Maker(s)

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Description

Copper drive band letter opener, 'Bois Mortmare 1914-15', 'AB' and profile bust on pommel. ‘Bois Mortmare 1914-1915 A B. / a mon Colonel - Souvenir Respectuex
(To my colonel, with respectful remembrance).
Two engraved portraits of German soldiers on the finial.

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Identification numbers

Accession number: Loan 3721.7
Primary reference Number: 318869
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Created: Thursday 20 November 2025 Updated: Thursday 20 November 2025 Last processed: Thursday 20 November 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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