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Title |
Banner c. 1824 |
Object ID Number |
3265 |
Object Name |
Banner |
Description |
Banner circa 1824 used at the reception to Lafayette on September 2, 1824. This silk piece is possibly hand sewn. The left end is un-hemmed, indicating it was cut from a larger piece. The other three sides are all hemmed. It is made of four stripes (white, red, blue, and white) with the white stripes approximately half the width of the red and blue stripes. The design may be significant. In the months following the fall of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, Marie Joseph Yves Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette of American fame, was commander of the Garde Nationale. A revolutionary who appreciated the power of symbols, Lafayette needed a new one around which Parisians could rally. The marquis fashioned a cockade out of the city colors of Paris, red and blue, which he placed on the white cockade of the ruling Bourbon family in order to underline his nonpartisan (but revolutionary) patriotic sentiment. From this combination, the French Tricolor was developed. This piece neatly echoes the placement of the Paris colors on top of the Bourbon color. |
Date |
c. 1824 |
Dimensions |
H-17 W-47 inches |
Collection |
Flag Collection |
Material |
Silk |