WW1 Allies Flags Fans

Pierre-Henri Biger (1)

1 UR2 - Université de Rennes 2

Several hand fans are decorated with flags of the main Allied countries during WW1. They show the entry of the United States into the war, and the departure of Russia. So these feminine utensils (and advertising items, for instance here for Champagne Eugene Clicquot) play their role in theWar effort.

Mots clés: Hand Fans; First World War

Mots clés: Eventails; Première Guerre Mondiale; Champagne

Domaines: Art et histoire de l'art; Histoire

Pierre-Henri Biger. WW1 Allies Flags Fans. Fans, the Bulletin of the Fan Circle International, 2014, 98, pp.48-52. ⟨hal-01146633⟩