Context (Production / use)
Made by French (Napoleonic) prisoners-of-war confined 1796-1814 in a barracks erected for the purpose at Norman Cross, on the London-Peterborough road, one mile from Yaxley. The largest existing collection of this work is at Peterborough Museum
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Production / use)
The catalogue card reads: 'The objects were made by the prisoners from the only materials they could obtain, namely, animal bones and straw. The dyes sometimes used for the straw, and the wood for the framework of boxes, etc., may have been obtained by them from outside, probably at the weekly market at which the finished objects were sold to visitors. Some of the more elaborate pieces were made to order, the framework, etc., being provided by the purchaser."
Event Date 1931
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Picture executed in straw marquetry showing west front of Peterborough Cathedral
Event Date 1931
Author: maa

Loan (Other)
Peterborough Museum, 31/12/1947 to 31/10/2018, Long term loan, although some of it may have been on display.
Event Date 31/12/1947
Author: Imogen Gunn

Loan (Other)
Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, 01/05/2019 to 30/04/2019, Norman Cross collection
Event Date 1/5/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Loan (Long Term Gallery Loan)
Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, 16/11/2022 to 19/11/2025, Norman Cross collection
Event Date 16/11/2022
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)