The Allies welcome Italy to the victory banquet, serving her Trento and Trieste. Turkey, Austria-Hungary, and Germany (the Central Powers) look in on the feast. The artwork is from the period between Italy's entry into the war on May 23, 1915, and Bulgaria's joining the Central Powers on October 14. It was a difficult year for the celebrants. Postcard by Aurelio Bertiglia.
Grande Hotel della CiviltàPiatti del GiornoImpero TedescoAustria-UngheriaTurchia EuropeaDolceVittoriaDolce della VittoriaTrento Trieste'Il Banchetto dei Vincitori''Le Banquet des Vainqueurs''The Banquet of the Victors'Great Hotel of CivilizationDishes of the DayGerman EmpireAustria-HungaryEuropean TurkeysweetvictorySweet VictoryTrento Trieste'The Banquet of the Victors''Le Banquet des vainqueurs''The Banquet of the Victors'Reverse:Logo:CCMRiproduzione artistica riservata1019Made in ItalyArtistic reproduction restricted
"[British Colonel Fairholme] has been going to Louvain every day, to visit the General Staff and report to the King as the military representative of an ally. The first time he arrived in a motor with Gen. de Selliers de Moranville, the Chief of Staff. As they drew into the square in front of the headquarters, they saw that everything was in confusion and a crowd was gathered to watch arrivals and departures. When their car stopped, a large thug, mistaking him for a German officer, reached in and dealt him a smashing blow on the mouth with his fist, calling him a 'sal alboche' by way of good measure."
Journal entry for August 13, 1914 by Hugh Gibson, Secretary of the American Legation in Brussels. With war begun, King Albert took command of the Belgian Army, and moved his headquarters and the Government to Louvain, east of Brussels and closer to the front.
A Journal from our Legation in Belgium by Hugh Gibson, page 65, copyright © Copyright, 1917, by Doubleday, Page & Company, publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company, publication date: 1917
metamorphic, surrealist, Russia, Belgium, England, Tsar Nicholas, King Albert, King George, golden platter, golden plate, Entente, Allies, 1914-08-13