Drawstring knitting bag with French Third Republic emblem

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Drawstring knitting bag with French Third Republic emblem

ca 1914-1918

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.

Currently not on view

WW I

World War, 1914-1918

French WWI Stitchery

Military

Smithsonian Institution

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WW I

World War, 1914-1918

French WWI Stitchery

Military