Making Ammunition Boxes

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This painting depicts men and women making ammunitions boxes at the old Crosby Doors factory, Farnham, in 1944.

The artist John Hutton was self-taught and is best known for his work as a glass engraver. He designed and engraved the West Window of Coventry Cathedral, the doors of Guildford Cathedral and figures from Shakespeare at the Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He also worked in Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

Museum of Farnham

Farnham

Title

Making Ammunition Boxes

Date

1946

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 90 x W 181 cm

Accession number

A991.41

Work type

Painting

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