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Late nineteenth and early twentieth century women in period dress hats bonnets and lace
Eight original mounted portraits with decorative studio cards and fashion history interest
Victorian Edwardian Ladies Portrait Photographs Lot Eight British Cabinet Cards
🖋️ Description
A visually rich group of eight original Victorian and Edwardian portrait photographs of women, bringing together a varied selection of British studio photography from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The collection includes four larger cabinet-style portraits, three smaller decorative portrait cards and one square mounted photograph, giving the lot considerable variety in both format and presentation.
The women are shown in a range of period dress, including dark formal gowns, pale dresses, high collars, lace-trimmed bodices, bonnets and elaborate hats. Taken together, the photographs form an appealing small study of Victorian and Edwardian women’s fashion, studio portraiture and changing ideas of feminine presentation.
Several photographers and studios are represented through surviving printed backstamps and studio mounts.
One large portrait is by J. H. Price of Dursley and Malmesbury, whose decorative reverse advertises the photographer as an artist and photographer and gives details of studio attendance at Malmesbury.
Another large card bears the impressive backstamp of Ward’s, London, listing addresses at Brixton Road, Battersea Park Road and King’s Road, Chelsea.
A further portrait is associated with Edward Walton of Horsham, with the reverse prominently printed Edward Walton, 30 North Street, Horsham, together with the period advertising statement that additional copies could be obtained by quoting the original negative number.
Another card carries the stamp of C. Lloyd, Photographer, Knighton, while the remaining photographs include additional studio and decorative mounts of differing designs.
The smaller portrait cards are especially attractive. Three retain tiny oval photographic portraits approximately 2 × 2.4 cm, surrounded by elaborate printed or embossed decorative borders in muted blue, cream and pale green card. These miniature-format portraits create a strong contrast with the larger cabinet photographs and add variety to the group.
The square photograph, approximately 11 × 11 cm, presents another female sitter in a compact portrait format and retains a handwritten identification on the reverse reading Miss Charlotte Butler, adding a useful genealogical element to the collection.
Several other cards also carry handwritten names or later inscriptions, including references such as Nora Beeseley Girlie and Hilda Butler. These inscriptions are preserved as part of the history of the objects, although the identities have not been independently verified.
The group is particularly appealing because it does not simply repeat one type of sitter or studio format. Instead, it brings together different photographers, mount styles, fashion details and portrait conventions, making it an excellent compact collection of British women’s photographic history.
✨ Poetic Impression
Eight women remain where old card keeps their gaze
In lace and hats from long forgotten days
Their studios fade but every portrait stays
A quiet record of another age
🎁 For Whom
An appealing group for collectors of Victorian and Edwardian photography, antique women’s portraits, cabinet cards, cartes de visite, costume history and British photographic studios. The mixture of studio backstamps, handwritten names, miniature oval portraits and varied period dress gives the lot particular interest for social-history and genealogy collectors.
🔮 How to Use
Keep the eight photographs together as a themed collection of Victorian and Edwardian women, or use them to build a larger archive of British portrait photography and historic fashion. The ornate reverses, studio advertisements and handwritten identifications are worth keeping accessible, as they form an important part of the group’s historical interest.
Dimensions
4 larger photographs: approximately 16.7 × 10.6–10.7 cm
3 smaller rectangular cards: approximately 10.5 × 6.5 cm
Oval photographic images on smaller cards: approximately 2 × 2.4 cm
1 square photograph: approximately 11 × 11 cm
Condition
Original antique photographs in varying age-related condition throughout the group.
Expect natural fading, tonal variation, foxing, spotting, surface marks, scratches, mount discolouration, handling wear and minor edge and corner wear consistent with age.
Some mounts show more pronounced staining, rubbing or age-related surface wear than others. Several studio backstamps and handwritten inscriptions remain clearly visible.
Please refer to the photos for the condition and individual details of all eight photographs.
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📦 Shipping & Packaging
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