Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Commemorative textile on an ivory ground with a design printed in taupe and maroon. Two horizontal rows of three vignettes depicting a lion, unicorn, cock and bear. Between the vignettes are crossed flags and groups of arms. Vignettes are labeled: "Le lion valeureux," La licorne heroique," "Le coq triomphant," and "L'ours invincible."
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen
Date
ca. 1917
Accession Number
1923-7-11
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Textile
Medium
Medium: cotton Technique: printed on plain weave
Dimensions
Warp x Weft: 51.1 x 64.2 cm (20 1/8 x 25 1/4 in.)
made in
France
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1923-7-11