1900s French Folk Costumes Chateaulin Brittany Vintage Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

This early 20th-century ethnographic postcard showcases a group of young women and a girl dressed in the traditional folk costumes of the Châteaulin region in Brittany, France. The image highlights the distinctive local coiffes (lace caps) and intricate garments, including shawls and aprons, which served as important cultural identifiers for different Breton parishes. These costumes were central to Breton identity, particularly for festivals and religious ceremonies (Pardons). The group is posed outdoors near a stone building and a rustic wooden fence, common settings for regional ethnographic photography of the era.

Details

Era: Divided Back (Circa 1907-1915)
City: Châteaulin State or Region: Brittany (Bretagne)
Country: France
Topic: Breton Folk Costume, Châteaulin Fashion, French Ethnography, Coiffe, Traditional Dress, Ma douce Bretagne
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: Divided back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Artaud et Nozais
Publisher: Artaud et Nozais, Nantes
Printer: Artaud et Nozais
Print Type: Collotype (Phototypie)

Additional Information

The publisher, Artaud et Nozais, was a partnership between Gabriel Artaud and Nozais based in Nantes. They were prolific documentarians of Breton life, recognizable by their distinctive torch logo often found on the reverse side of their cards. This card is numbered 99 and is part of their extensive series titled Ma douce Bretagne. The reverse side features a characteristic Art Nouveau inspired dividing line and stylized typography for Carte Postale. The lack of a visible dot screen under a loupe indicates a high-quality collotype (phototypie) printing process, which was the standard for premium French topographic and ethnographic cards during the Golden Age of postcards.

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