MINIATURE BIRD WITH HELMET

1910s EA/FR/0116

Remember Pablo Picasso’s Colomba della Pace? It was a drawn dove, a symbol of peace. This symbol of peace is wearing a military helmet – a ‘pickelhaube’ from the First World War to be exact – though, which screams the opposite. A curious juxtaposition, the delicate bird perched atop a symbol of war and aggression, the item is bringing the two elements together. The bird is made of porcelain.

MINIATURE BIRD WITH HELMET

1910s EA/FR/0116

Remember Pablo Picasso’s Colomba della Pace? It was a drawn dove, a symbol of peace. This symbol of peace is wearing a military helmet – a ‘pickelhaube’ from the First World War to be exact – though, which screams the opposite. A curious juxtaposition, the delicate bird perched atop a symbol of war and aggression, the item is bringing the two elements together. The bird is made of porcelain.