Image of Half bottle of Champagne supplied to hospitals for the sick by French School, (20th century)

Half bottle of Champagne supplied to hospitals for the sick and wounded, 1900 (glass)

IMAGE number: NAM5923698
Image title: Half bottle of Champagne supplied to hospitals for the sick and wounded, 1900 (glass)
Artist: French School, (20th century) / French
Location: National Army Museum, London
Medium: glass
Date: 1900 AD (C19th AD)

Image description: Half bottle of Champagne supplied to hospitals for the sick and wounded, 1900. Made by Dagonet at Fils, 1900. One surprising treatment supplied by the War Office during the Boer War (1899-1902) was champagne, which was highly-regarded for medicinal use: one sergeant wrote home I have had 5 bottles of champagne this week, but they have taken the champagne off & put me on 2 bottles of double stout a day!
Photo credit: © National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: alcohol / drink / injury / drink / morale / charity / society / casualty / hospital / relic

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