Six Ton Camouflaged Tank
date: label: date made
content: 1918
label: associated date
content: 1917 - 1918
name: label: associated person
content: War Department
label: associated person
content: Townsend, Harry
label: artist
content: Townsend, Harry
notes: label: Description
content: Crayon, ink, and watercolor sketch on white paper of a camouflaged six ton light tank. The tank is in a large field and is partially covered in camouflage netting at back. Much of the tank is visible. There is a large green bush to the left of the tank and the impression of trees in the background. The drawing is mounted on a large white paper board with an inscription at bottom by the artist: "SIX TON CAMOUFLAGED TANK / H. TOWNSEND / 3255"
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: referenced
content: France
topic: label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.26096
label: catalog number
content: 26096
label: accession number
content: 64592
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sketch
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: crayon (sketch production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: watercolor (sketch production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 1/2 in x 17 1/2 in; 59.69 cm x 44.45 cm
label: Measurements
content: sketch: 16 3/4 in x 12 1/4 in; 42.545 cm x 31.115 cm