Cocktail napkin with Russian Empire flag

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Cocktail napkin with Russian Empire flag motif, made by French peasant women in French Lorraine during WWI and sold in America through the Society for Employment of Women in France

Object Details

Description

Cocktail napkin with Russian Empire flag motif (white, blue, and red tricolor; yellow and black embroidery in the white stripe). 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

Credit Line

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

date made

ca 1914-1918

ID Number

2011.0086.03

catalog number

2011.0086.03

accession number

2011.0086

Object Name

cocktail napkin

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

place made

France

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Military

French WWI Stitchery

Data Source

National Museum of American History

related event

World War I

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-bd22-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1591188