PR.1921.23.am_01
    
    
        
        
            
            
Type
drawing; watercolour
 
        
    
    
    
        
        
            
            
Title
Lieut. & QM J Kelly / Father of the 17th HLI
 
        
    
    
    
        
        
            
            
Maker of the object
Farrell, Frederick Arthur (1882 - 1935, Scottish)
 
        
    
    
    
        
        
            
            
        
    
    
    
        
        
            
            
Materials
watercolour, pencil, paper
 
        
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
            
            
Description
Lt. and QM J. Kelly, associated with the Royal Scots and also the 17th Highland Light Infantry (HLI). The HLI was a volunteer battalion raised by Glasgow Chamber of Commerce during World War I. Kelly playfully sits on a funnel with his cane between his legs, smoking a pipe, his yellow socks adding a splash of colour. 
 
        
    
    
    
        
        
            
            
        
    
    
    
        
        
            
            
Measurements
unframed: 257 mm x 177 mm