Textile, Medium: cotton Technique: roller printed on plain weave, Four scenes – three captioned in French – in a diamond grid of leaves in purple and yellow. Showing soldiers taking liberties with the countryside. Under scene of soldiers stealing cooked meat from a sleeping Chinese person:'qui dort dine' (You snooze, you lose). Under a scene of soldiers holding a pig by the tail: 'tiens ferme' (Hold tight). Under a scene of soldiers trying to lure a chicken from its coop so they can kill it: 'petits petits' (chicks chicks)., Alsace, France, ca. 1840, printed, dyed & painted textiles, Textile

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