Name of Object:

Flag of the Female Workers Friendly Society (Società di mutuo soccorso femminile) of Cremona, bearing the motto “All for one and one for all”

Location:

Cremona, Italy

Holding Institution:

State Archives of Cremona

Holding Institution (original language):

Archivio di Stato di Cremona

Date of Object:

Unknown (probably end of the 19th–beginning of the 20th century)

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Embroidered silk

Dimensions:

163 x 171 cm

Description:

During the second half of the 19th century, “friendly societies” flourished in Italy (especially in Central and Northern Italy). They predated trade unionism and were an important element of Italian social life.
The Female Friendly Society (Società di mutuo soccorso femminile) of Cremona was created in 1863. It mostly comprised factory workers such as spinners and other workers in textile industry, but also included craftswomen like self-employed dressmakers, and even a few teachers.

Type of Object

Flag

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

ASCr, Società di mutuo soccorso femminile di Cremona

Citation of this web page:

Angela Bellardi "Flag of the Female Workers Friendly Society (Società di mutuo soccorso femminile) of Cremona, bearing the motto “All for one and one for all”" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;30;en

Prepared by: Angela Bellardi
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT1 030