Pictorial Brittany — Costume of Scaër — Collection A. Waron, St-Briac, no. 6203

Description

Bust portrait of a woman in traditional Scaër Breton costume, with lace cap, embroidered high collar, and black jacket decorated with embroidered floral motifs. On the reverse, a handwritten letter dated March 2, 1911, addressed to Mr. Desail in Hermont, with a 10-centime postage stamp and a postmark from Port-Louis (Morbihan) dated November 18, 1911.