"Nenette and RinTinTin" dress silk, Mallinson's La Victoire series II

Description:

In the summer of 1918, a fad for carrying tiny yarn-doll good luck charms arose in France, supposedly inspired by story about two orphaned children rescued and adopted by a French regiment. “It is taking a long chance in these wild days of war… to go about unprotected by a Nennette and Rintintin.… if you have the one without the other, the charm is broken…” This design depicts the little dolls, linked by a length of yarn. The manufacturer noted that for each yard of the design they sold, five cents would be donated to the relief fund of the orphaned children of Alsace and Lorraine—two French provinces that were occupied by Germany during the war. The design is printed in 6 colors on a dark blue ground on Mallinson's popular "Pussy Willow" silk, from the second La Victoire series produced by Mallinson during the Peace Conference at Versailles in early 1919 that ended the First World War.

Date Made: 1918

Maker: H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

Subject: World War IRelated Event: World War IArmistice of November 11, 1918

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, American Silks, American Silk Industry, Migel-Mallinson Silks, Mallinson’s La Victoire, Textiles

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Credit Line: Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T04084Accession Number: 63204Catalog Number: T04084.000T4084

Object Name: fabric length

Physical Description: silk (overall material)pink (overall color)rust (overall color)blue (overall color)brown (overall color)black (overall color)dark blue ground (overall color)plain weave, cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-6a0d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1165604

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