The Baccarat crystal Francisque: from the story of an object to a history of gifts given to Marshal Pétain
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In 1941, the department of Meurthe-et-Moselle offered a crystal “francisque” to Marshal Pétain, Chief of the French State. The life of the object leads, from one source to another, to uncover a set of gifts given by the populations of the Eastern region as a sign of allegiance. The Vichy regime collected and used these prestigious objects to contribute to the cult of the leader.
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