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Two officers and four men with cantiniere, Crimea, 1855

Two officers and four men with a cantiniere, 1855

Photograph by Roger Fenton (1819-1869), Crimean War (1854-1856), 1855.

Usually the wives of non-commissioned officers, Cantinieres (women supplying food and drink to soldiers), played an important role in the support of French regiments, running canteens and providing additional rations such as brandy to the soldiers.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1964-08-330-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1964-08-330-1