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text: (on tissue fly-leaf) WITH THE BRITISH OFFICER IN THE YPRES SALIENT: AFTERNOON TEA IN A RUINED FARMSTEAD
The officers are at tea. An orderly has just brought in a fresh brew and has placed the pot upon the table. "A half-cup, sir?" inquires the
subaltern officer. "Thank you, yes." Maps dangle over the edge of the table to make way for the jam pots, the sugar basin, the tea cups,
and the bread and butter. Otherwise it is always maps, maps, maps everywhere! But now is the interlude of tea, and the steam from the cup
mingles with the fragrant smell of good tobacco. An occasional bullet may splinter the rafters and the concussion of a shell may rattle the
tea cups, but the walls of the room are well sand-bagged up to a comfortable height, and the serenity of the moment is not
disturbed.
A portfolio of twelve prints with printed tissue fly-leaves bearing titles and descriptions. This includes an
introduction to the work of Matania (with photograph) written by Clement K Shorter, Editor and Director, The Sphere, dated 30 September
1916. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Military Personnel British Army trench / defences | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Matania, Fortunino | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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