Tea napkin with Belgian coat of arms

Description:

WWI French stitchery: tea napkin with Belgian coat of arms motif (shield at center with gold lion over a black background; red banner below shield; gold crown with red accents at top of shield; green and gold Order of Leopold cross at bottom). Green embroidery around edges. Pictured at top right of photo. 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: 2011.0086.10Catalog Number: 2011.0086.10Accession 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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-bd24-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1591195

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