An old postcard with a motif from Coussac-Bonneval shows the extraction of kaolin. It hangs in the Musée du Four des Casseaux on Rue Donzelot in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The caption reads "Coussac-Bonneval (Haute-Vienne) – Carrière de Marsse – Le Kaolin (Terre à Porcelaine) – Son extraction". In English: "Marsse quarry – kaolin (porcelain clay) – its extraction". Men in hats and women in long skirts work on the stepped terraces of the pit, and wooden scaffolding stands in the foreground. At the top edge, horses stand next to a cart. A red 10-centime stamp is stuck on

An old postcard with a motif from Coussac-Bonneval shows the extraction of kaolin. It hangs in the Musée du Four des Casseaux on Rue Donzelot in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The caption reads "Coussac-Bonneval (Haute-Vienne) – Carrière de Marsse – Le Kaolin (Terre à Porcelaine) – Son extraction". In English: "Marsse quarry – kaolin (porcelain clay) – its extraction". Men in hats and women in long skirts work on the stepped terraces of the pit, and wooden scaffolding stands in the foreground. At the top edge, horses stand next to a cart. A red 10-centime stamp is stuck on  Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Georg Berg

Image ID:

3BKBDG1

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140.1 MB (5.9 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

8569 x 5713 px | 72.6 x 48.4 cm | 28.6 x 19 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

12 June 2025

Location:

Rue Donzelot, Limoges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France