- Title : Henri Philippe Pétain
- Artist: Unknown, Designer Syndicat des Fabricants de Soieries, Ecole de Tissage Lyon Maker
- Accession: TD1993.90.1
- Country: France Lyon
- Date: 1941
- Dimensions: Inches 17 12-1/2, Centimeters 43.1 31.8
- Collection: Object
- Category: Textiles
- Collection Theme: War and Political Propaganda
- Subject: Portraits , Textiles/Textile Design , Vichy , War/Military , Figurative , World War II 1940-1945
- Credit Line: The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
- URL: TD1993.90.1.JPG
- Tags: War and Political Propaganda~Textiles
Description:
Silk Jacquard weave tapestry portrait of Maréchal Pétain in military dress uniform; oak leaf pattern on white background; this weaving served as the final exam for a student seeking to be promoted to the rank of Artisan Chart Compositor, the artisan responsible for punching a series of holes in cardboard pattern cards which are used in weaving and which allow the weaver to execute a work exactly as it was originally conceived by the artist.