The Hemp Spinner and Her Spindle — Type of the Cévennes Peasant — Publisher M. B. - Int. Rep. - Series 306 - Le Velay Illustrated

Description

Woman in traditional Cévennes costume, sitting on a stone bench, spinning hemp with a spindle, in front of a wooden door within a stone wall setting. Printed text at the bottom: 'Type of the Cévennes Peasant, working while rocking her baby with her foot'. Reverse: handwritten address to Madame Le Verny in Montplaisir (Lyon, Rhône), dark green postmark canceled, mention 'Collection Mangeart-Biernos, publisher of Velay postcards, Le Puy (H.-L.)'.