Plaque commémorative du Bleuet de France

The small, blue cornflower plaque set into the wall marks the spot where Charlotte Malleterre and Suzanne Leenhardt founded their workshop in nineteen twenty-five. They organized wounded veterans from the Great War to hand-fashion these fabric flowers. The veterans found a way to earn a living while recovering from their injuries, and the sale of the pins helped fund aid for widows and orphans. Each flower carries a blue color to honor the uniform worn by those soldiers in the trenches.