Tea napkin with French Third Republic emblem

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Description:

WWI French stitchery: tea napkin with French Third Republic emblem motif (black and blue "RF" embroidered on red shield at top; 4 masted French flags below; green and white croix de guerre [war cross] at bottom with gold center). Green embroidery around edges. Pictured at bottom center of photo (unfolded napkin). Made by French peasant women in French Lorraine. Sold in America through the Society for Employment of Women in France.

Date Made: ca 1914-1918

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France

Related Event: World War I

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See more items in: Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, General, Military, French WWI Stitchery

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Credit Line: Gift in honor of Elizabeth Dayton Johnson Napier (Mrs. George Ferry Napier) and Helen Napier Mayers (Mrs. D. Alexander Mayers)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2011.0086.08Catalog Number: 2011.0086.08Accession Number: 2011.0086

Object Name: tea napkin

Physical Description: linen (overall material)thread (overall material)Measurements: overall: 9 3/4 in x 9 3/4 in; 24.765 cm x 24.765 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-bd27-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1591193

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