Knockaloe Internment Camp marquetry picture
Date made: 1914-1918
Description: A marquetry picture depicting a view of Knockaloe Camp with hills in background and rows of huts (with hut numbers on the doors), surrounding an open area with a central water trough. The marquetry picture contains several different colours and types of veneer.
Internees were held on the Isle of Man in two camps, a requisitioned holiday camp in Douglas and a purpose built camp located at Knockaloe near Peel on the west coast of the Island. These held at their peaks over 4,000 and 23,000 men in some cases for nearly five years between opening in 1914 and final closure in 1919. Over 30,000 men passed through Knockaloe between 1914 and 1917 more than the population of Douglas the largest town.
Measurements: overall: 55.7 cm x 35.7 cm x 1.5 cm
Materials: wood
Object name: picture
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1977-0057
Subject tags : #WW1INTERNMENTMUSEUMCOLLECTIONS