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Printed textile: a Joffre - la patrie, 1914-1915

Printed textile: a Joffre - la patrie, 1914-1915
Printed textile: a Joffre - la patrie, 1914-1915
Title
Printed textile: a Joffre - la patrie, 1914-1915
Object name 
Yardage fragment
Date 
ca. 1915
Medium 
Cotton
Dimensions 
Overall: 37 1/4 x 52 3/4 in. ( 94.6 x 134 cm )
Description 
Cotton lithographed yardage fragment with an all-over pattern of crossed French and English flags linked by garlands and a wreath, a chauticlear (rooster) on a winged-wheel and a medal with the inscription "AJOFFRE. LA PATRIE." below; printed in red, blue, white, yellow and green on a mustard ground.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Bella C. Landauer
Object Number 
1944.170
Marks 
printed: all over: "1914-1915/ AJOFFRE. LA PATRIE"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group