Germany, Imperial. A Desk Ornament Carved by a German POW in Malta, c. 1917 Archive The handle grip consists of

The handle grip consists of a wooden core wrapped with a ribbed dark blue Moroccan leather liner

Cox was struck off strength on posting to the General Depot in London on January 22

with a standard clasp for closure

” written in pencil on top right

S-63 (in late 1942)

Germany, Imperial. A Desk Ornament Carved by a German POW in Malta, c. 1917 Archive The handle grip consists of(Grabenkunst Schreibtischdekoration). Constructed of lacquered dark brown wood, consisting of a sphere emanating from a cascading stem, bearing hand painted imagery of tents amid trees and building, topped by a German national eagle, in turn affixed to a flattened base of identical construction, bearing dates 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, interspersed with an inscription of MALTA KRIEGSGEFANGENEN=LAGER, the base showing a rivet securing the finial in place