Cabinet E2

Before mechanization and chemical agriculture enabled large-scale cereal farming, small family farms practiced mixed farming with livestock. Everyone worked, including children, who often tended sheep and cattle.

 

After adolescence, boys left for military service, while girls trained with seamstresses. They later returned home to marry and settle permanently in their village.

Type de média: 
image
Image: 
tableaubergere
Chapitre ?: 
Oui
Image miniature chapitre: 
tableaubergere
Titre: 
A Walk in the Countryside
Légende du média: 

Jeune fille et moutons, F. Chaigneau, 19e siècle, Huile sur toile

Collection associée: 
Cabinet de curiosités