Knockaloe Internment Camp miniature portraits
Date made: 1917
Description: Two carved bone miniatures, made by Aliens at Knockaloe Internment Camp.
(1) A dark wood plaque with a carved bone portrait (side profile) of a middle-aged man with a moustache. Handwritten on back 'Knockaloe 1917 W.Latham'.
(2) A dark wood plaque with a carved bone portrait (side profile) of a middle-aged man with a beard. Handwritten on back 'Knockaloe 1917 W.Latham'.
Potentially this is William Albert Latham, born c.1850 and living at St Johns, who had been the landlord of the Junction Inn in the village, though there appear to be three generations of W. Latham.
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: 6.6 cm x 5.5 cm x .4 cm
Materials: mammal bone
Object name: miniatures
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1954-2851
Subject tags : #WW1INTERNMENTMUSEUMCOLLECTIONS