Cross of the weavers, from Saugues, Croix des tisserands de Saugues, photograph, page, number: 'PL. 5.', inscription: '(Haute-Loire).', photographer: Hippolyte Malègue, France, c. 1850 - in or before 1857, paper, salted paper print, height 202 mm x width 133 mm, crucifix, personal devotion, A vertical photograph of a metal crucifix mounted on a decorative stem, shown against a plain light background. The crucifix features a horizontal crossbar with rounded ends and small protruding cylindrical nodes, and a vertical shaft with matching nodes. A sculpted figure with a halo is affixed to the cross, depicted with outstretched arms, a draped lower garment, and visible facial and torso details. Below the cross, the stem widens into an ornamented rounded knob with embossed patterns and a textured surface, and the lower shaft continues downward out of frame. The image has a narrow light border around it.
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Cross of the weavers, from Saugues, Croix des tisserands de Saugues, photograph, page, number: 'PL. 5.', inscription: '(Haute-Loire).', photographer: Hippolyte Malègue, France, c. 1850 - in or before 1857, paper, salted paper print, height 202 mm x width 133 mm, crucifix, personal devotion, A vertical photograph of a metal crucifix mounted on a decorative stem, shown against a plain light background. The crucifix features a horizontal crossbar with rounded ends and small protruding cylindrical nodes, and a vertical shaft with matching nodes. A sculpted figure with a halo is affixed to the cross, depicted with outstretched arms, a draped lower garment, and visible facial and torso details. Below the cross, the stem widens into an ornamented rounded knob with embossed patterns and a textured surface, and the lower shaft continues downward out of frame. The image has a narrow light border around it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B06_337

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Cross weavers Saugues Croix des tisserands de Saugues photograph page number Pl 5 inscription Haute-Loire photographer Hippolyte Malègue France c 1850 - 1857 paper salted paper print height 202 mm x width 133 mm crucifix personal devotion vertical photograph metal crucifix mounted decorative stem shown plain light background crucifix features horizontal crossbar rounded ends small protruding cylindrical nodes vertical shaft matching nodes sculpted figure halo affixed cross depicted outstretched arms draped lower garment visible facial torso details stem widens ornamented rounded knob embossed patterns textured surface lower shaft continues downward frame image narrow light border

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