Drawstring knitting bag with French Third Republic emblem

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Object Details

Description

WWI French stitchery: large drawstring knitting bag. One side has the French Third Republic emblem motif (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) with "1916" embroidered underneath in red. The other side has a scene of 4 French cavalry members with 4 brown horses in a wooded area. Green embroidery along the bottom and green X stitch holding drawstring on both sides. Made by French peasant women in French Lorraine. 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

2011.0086.16

catalog number

2011.0086.16

accession number

2011.0086

Object Name

bag

Physical Description

linen (overall material)

thread (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 21 1/2 in x 15 1/2 in; 54.61 cm x 39.37 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-b07a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1591202