The watercolor on paper is signed by Japanese artist Eizo Kato and is matted & framed
In 1857 David Hotchkiss and Andrew B
On the back in pencil is written:
The Silver fineness is either 13 Loth (812) or 15 Loth (937)
McGillivary most likely exibited paintings at the Otago Art Society where New Zealand artists exibited paintings from 1876 - 1928It currently occupies part of the Dunedin Railway Station
Naval Artillery Shell, dated 1918, 4" 50 Cal. WW11, Pedestal W/ Wood Inlay Top Paintings The watercolor on paper isWe are offering a very rare, possibly one of a kind, "Trench Art" Artillery Shell Art Pedestal. Trench art can reveal a lot about the soldiers, prisoners, and civilians who made it, including their feelings about the war, their surroundings, and the materials they had available. For example, a shell might have the country of origin and manufacture date stamped on the bottom This pedestal is constructed of a 4 inch 50 Caliber artillery shell