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Object: Kettle Drum
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Title / object name  Kettle Drum
Maker  Role  Date  
Hawkes and Son  manufacturer(s)  1913  
Materials  silver, brass, skin
Dimensions
Overall  565 (Height) mm
Classification  kettledrums, musical instruments
Registration Number  GH004318/2
Credit Line
Gift of the Navy Office, Wellington, 1925

Kettledrum, presented to the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand by the Women's Patriotic League in 1913, 'as a memento of the loyalty of the women and girls of the Dominion.'

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