cricket bat / Elvery's, O'Connell Street, 1916 Rising

Elvery's, O'Connell Street, 1916 Rising

Cricket bat with a .303 bullet embedded in front section, shot while it was on display in the window of Elvery's shop premises in Sackville Street, Dublin, during the 1916 Rising combat. Inscribed in ink 'Easter Week 1916' beside bullet. Also 'From front window'.;

Elvery's, O'Connell Street, 1916 Rising

Object Number:
HE:EW.5142

Institution:
NMI

Date:
1916

Creator:

Place of production:
England

Collections:

Easter Week Collection

Exhibitions:

Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising

Subjects:

1916 Rising, Combat
O'Connell Street (Dublin 1)