UNIQUE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-of-WAR 1793 -1815 STRAW WORK CIGAR CASE OBJECT D' ART

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UNIQUE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-of-WAR 1793 -1815 STRAW WORK CIGAR CASE OBJECT D' ART
UNIQUE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-of-WAR 1793 -1815 STRAW WORK CIGAR CASE OBJECT D' ART
UNIQUE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-of-WAR 1793 -1815 STRAW WORK CIGAR CASE OBJECT D' ART
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ANTIQUE UNIQUE NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-of-WAR
COLORFUL STRAW WORK CIGAR CASE OBJECT D` ART
CIRCA 1793 - 18
15
This is an Antique, one-of-a-kind, very detailed, Prisoner made, 200+ year old colorful straw work cigar case hand crafted by  a prisoner of war during the1793 - 1815 War between Napoleon's French Navy and the Naval forces of King George III of England. This piece was hand crafted by a captive Master Artisan who created this unbelievably detailed cigar case with nothing but colored pieces of straw, paper for a frame, and glue. This piece would have taken weeks to hand create, and the tiny pieces of straw are somehow cut into thousands of minuscule pieces and assembled in tiny multi colored geometric patterns. This piece has more color than most other similar pieces, more detail, and is in better condition than most. Overall in remarkably fine condition for it's extreme age. Only prisoners with all the time in the world would even attempt or execute a piece such as this. As expected, one side of the inside of the case shows some wear from actual use; certainly acceptable for a 200+ year old utilitarian object. 4 1/4" tall x 2 1/2" wide x 1 1/4" thick, yet weighs only 2 ounces or 57 grams.
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The war between Napoleon’s French navy and the naval forces of King George III of England lasted from 1793 – 1815; so long, that the captured French prisoners had to find resourceful ways to spend their time in imprisonment, sometimes lasting many years. Though not treated like convicts, they were confined to prison like structures such as the hulks in naval dockyards, old castles, outdated fortresses, or purposefully built French prison camps such as Norman Cross or Dartmoor. On the encouragement of their captors, they formed their own quasi-artisan guilds to produce mostly small objects d’art to sell in the camp’s periodic civilian open market. Many of these imprisoned sailors came from specialized artistic vocations sponsored by Napoleon, e.g. carvers, tapestry weavers, gold or silver smiths, fine furniture & cabinet makers, etc. Prisoners used a combination of readily available material such as recycledcattlebone, boxwood, and scraps of copper metal from ships. Sometimes, more exotic materials were supplied by the local citizenry or patrons, such as silk, gold or silver foil,   natural shell and marine material. The scope of these Prison Art forms and the variety of items produced during this era demonstrated by the fine carvings, inlays and scrimshaw work exhibited on these objects d'art demonstrate remarkable and exquisite examples Artisanship and Craftsmanship. This Napoleonic Era Prisoner-of-War Folk Art was one of the of the most alluring and popular objects sought by the English prison visitors.
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