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Commemorative Vases
Captain Truman sent this pair of vases back home from the World War I battlefield as souvenirs to Bess. They were common examples of "trench art." Spent shell casings were fashioned into vases and other commemorative items. Each shell is engraved with a flying heron over a pond, pine tree and clouds. Vase Spent artillery shell casing. Engraved above tree is "1918 Verdun." Head stamp markings read, "RH.M.F. 155 Dusseldorf Juni 1915," "ST," and "sp61." Brass. H 23.0, D 8.2 cm Harry S Truman National Historic Site, HSTR 22703 Vase Spent artillery shell casing. Engraved above tree is "1918 St. Mihiel." Head stamp markings read, "gg 88 aprl 1913," "st," and "gg 17." Brass. H 23.0, D 8.2 cm Harry S Truman National Historic Site, HSTR 22704 |