Tag Archives: Women’s History

Cosette FRÉVAL ~ weaver of hemp, linen and wool ~ Saint Rémy-sur-Creuse (86)

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Jim McNeill

A few days ago Sandra and I had the pleasure of meeting  with a local artisan weaver and fabric designer, Cosette FRÉVAL. Cosette has been interested in weaving since she was 18 years of age. She, with her husband, Guy,  … Continue reading →

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More on bonnets of the Touraine

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Jim McNeill

Hi all, image from an old postcard I recently bought at a brocante in the area.

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Image of St Martin of Tours, 1407

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Jim McNeill

This image from a Book of Hours, dated 1407, shows St Martin of Tours. A Book of Hours was a devotional book popular in the Middle Ages. It was a kind of prayer book alongside which were rich illustrations from … Continue reading →

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Further early C20th images of women of the Touraine

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Here is the final post in my mini series of images of early C20th women of the Touraine. The image is of a woman in a traditional Touraine bonnet by the artist B McManus (?), 1905.      

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Further images of Edwardian women in the Touraine ~ 1908

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Jim McNeill

After my previous post of young women of Vouvray, 1906 here are scenes from the Exhibition of small rural industries in the Touraine (Exposition des petites industries rurales –  la Touraine) in March 1908. Do right-click on any image to … Continue reading →

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Young women of Vouvray in traditional Touraine costume ~ 1906

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Jim McNeill

Here is the second of the two postcards of the Touraine that I recently purchased. This is of four “Pretty Young Girls of Vouvray”. The message on the reverse, from a father on a summer holiday to his daughter who … Continue reading →

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The Polish population in France and the Touraine (1800-2000)

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Jim McNeill

Until August 28, 2011 at the National Museum of the History of Immigration, Paris is hosting an exhibition;  POLONIA: Poles in France since 1830.  It features materials from the archives of the Indre-et-Loire (the Touraine). The aim of the Paris … Continue reading →

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Traditional woman’s bonnet of the Touraine

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Jim McNeill

In the book I recently purchased, Visage de la Touraine (published 1948), there is this sketch by a G. Royvan of a traditional bonnet as worn by women of the Touraine (see end of this blog). I know that I … Continue reading →

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