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Subject:
Handy & Harman (Firm)  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
between 1944 and 1946
Place of publication, production, or execution:
No place, unknown, or undetermined
Physical Description:
Photographic Print : 1 : b&w ; 20 x 26 cm.
Summary:
Examples of silver jewelry made by patients and therapists at Walter Reed Army Hospital who participated in the Handy & Harman's Hospital Service program which used silversmithing as physical therapy. <br>Date based on the years that Margret Craver Withers headed Handy & Harman's Hospital Services Department. <br>Penciled note on verso: Convalescent section at Walter Reed.
Citation:
Silver jewelry made by Walter Reed Army Hospital patients, between 1944 and 1946. Margret Craver Withers papers, 1908-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
Current copyright status is undetermined
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560
Topic:
Art and war  Search this
Jewelry  Search this
Silverwork  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)15378
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Margret Craver Withers papers, 1908-2016
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_15378