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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Woven Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Woven Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Object numberMO 1943.36.1
Name Picture, Woven
Maker (Chinese)
Dateca. 1933-1941
Mediumtextile (silk), paper (cardboard)
Dimensionsoverall H 15 1/4 in x W 9 3/4 in (38.7 cm x 24.8 cm )
DescriptionA grayscale portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt woven from silk threads. The head and shoulders portrait shows FDR wearing a dark suit jacket, a white shirt, and a dark tie.

Woven Chinese characters on the reverse indicate the portrait was woven by the Chi Wen Silk Weaving Co. in Hangchow, China.

The portrait is folded over and attached to a piece of cardboard.
Label TextThis woven portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt was presented to his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, by the Minister of Finance for the Chinese government, Dr. H. H. Kung, and his wife.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 3, 1942. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPortraits (National Archives Identifier 778816)
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