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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 1184869, member: 25"]Calling Napoleonic war prisoner products 'trench art' is a step much too far. The category of 'Prisoner of war work' is well established and also quite distinctive once you become familiar with it. Some of the bone ship models from the period are astounding in their craftsmanship and accuracy, some really fine ones are on show in the national Maritime Museum at Greenwich.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm sticking with WWI period in a typical style for anything I'd call trench art. Others may and will use the term as they please.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 1184869, member: 25"]Calling Napoleonic war prisoner products 'trench art' is a step much too far. The category of 'Prisoner of war work' is well established and also quite distinctive once you become familiar with it. Some of the bone ship models from the period are astounding in their craftsmanship and accuracy, some really fine ones are on show in the national Maritime Museum at Greenwich. I'm sticking with WWI period in a typical style for anything I'd call trench art. Others may and will use the term as they please.[/QUOTE]
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