Object Details
- H. R. Mallinson & Co. Inc.
- Description
- "Minerva" is one of the second series of La Victoire silks, produced by H.R. Mallinson & Co. in conjunction with the Peace Conference that followed the signing of the Armistice that ended the fighting in World War I. The Roman goddess of both war and wisdom, Minerva’s presence in this design suggests that the Mallinson company supported a gentler peace than would eventually be ratified by the Treaty of Versailles. The choice of Minerva, and not the Greek goddess Athena, who had similar attributes, may be due to Minerva’s association with weaving—a reminder of the medium for this message. This design of repeated roundels was printed in 4 colors on a blue ground of Mallinson’s popular “Pussy Willow” silk.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of H.R. Mallinson & Co., Inc.
- 1918
- ID Number
- TE.T04085
- accession number
- 63204
- catalog number
- T04085.000
- T4085
- Object Name
- fabric length
- Physical Description
- silk (overall material)
- blue ground (overall color)
- plain weave, cylinder printed (overall production method/technique)
- Measurements
- overall: 36 in x 40 in; 91.44 cm x 101.6 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Textiles
- American Silks
- American Silk Industry
- Migel-Mallinson Silks
- Mallinson’s La Victoire
- Textiles
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- World War I
- related event
- World War I
- Armistice of November 11, 1918
- Record ID
- nmah_1165699
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c332-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
