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Press Agency ROLThe Catherinettes Racecourse, Paris, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography, 19311931
1931
$360
£274.33
€316.37
CA$511.31
A$549.37
CHF 294.74
MX$6,472.23
About the Item
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph shot by photographer G. Devred for Press Agency ROL, Paris, 1931.
The Catherinettes March. The young ladies hold a hatbox with their unique Saint Catherine's Day hats.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print photograph unframed.
Press photograph.
Press agency: ROL Paris.
Photographer: G. Devred.
Title: The Catherinettes March, Paris 1931.
Provenance: Private collection.
Image Size: 4.89 in high (11.4 cm) by 7.01 in wide (17.8 cm) - Archivally matted in a 17 in by 13 in mat.
Copyright credit, ink stamp, and press release caption typed at the back.
Typed French comment reads: "Paris, 22 Novembre 1931, Marche des Catherinettes. Photographie prise au relais, Place de la Concorde". (Paris, November 22, 1931, The Catherinettes March. The photograph was taken at the relay (Place de la Concorde).
The piece will be shipped in a mat (17 by 13 in) that fits a standard-sized frame.
Reference:
"Catherinettes" was a traditional French term for unmarried women of twenty-five on the feast day of Saint Catherine (November 25).
They had a special party that day, and everyone wished them a speedy end to their single status.
Since the Middle Ages, women have been under the protection of Saint Catherine (while Saint Nicolas took care of men).
The women took part in the group's devotion to the saint and were responsible for making a beautiful headdress to "cover" the statue each year on November 25. Thus, women who get married within the year leave the group, which is why "stylizing Saint Catherine" becomes synonymous with "always being single at 25 or later". Following the evolution of the status of women and marriage in society, this custom has gradually died out throughout France, except for the hat-making and sewing trades where single women, after twenty-five years old, attended a ball on Saint Catherine's Day styled with a hat made especially for the occasion; wearing such a hat was called "coiffer Sainte Catherine" (styling Saint Catherine).
Although the term is somewhat outdated in France, it is occasionally used to refer to unmarried women aged 25.
- Creator:Press Agency ROL (1904 - 1937, French)
- Creation Year:1931
- Dimensions:Height: 4.89 in (12.43 cm)Width: 7.01 in (17.81 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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- Condition:Vintage wear, age-toning.
- Gallery Location:Atlanta, GA
- Reference Number:Seller: 4E017CFAIDB1stDibs: LU1212216865172
Press Agency ROL
The Rol agency is a photographic reporting agency created in 1904 by the photographer Marcel Rol (1876-1905) and disappeared in 1937 due to its merger with the Meurisse and Mondial Photo Presse agencies. The National Library of France holds more than 130,000 photographs from the Rol agency (collections relating to current affairs and sport) while the Air and Space Museum in Le Bourget holds 27,905 photographs from the agency ( aeronautical fund).
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