Physical Description:

linen (overall material)

thread (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 4 7/8 in x 4 7/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 12.3825 cm

Object Name:

cocktail napkin

Place made:

France

Date made:

ca 1914-1918

Description:

Cocktail napkin with French Republic flag motif (blue, white, and red tricolor). Green embroidery around edges. Made by French peasant women in French Lorraine during World War I. Sold in America through the Society for Employment of Women in France.

Location:

Currently not on view

Related event:

World War I  Search this

Credit Line:

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

ID Number:

2011.0086.05

Catalog number:

2011.0086.05

Accession number:

2011.0086

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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, General

Military

French WWI Stitchery

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-bd24-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1591190