Antique CDV 1890s H.W. Clark Young Woman Curly Hair Collar Forest Gate

Antique CDV 1890s H.W. Clark Young Woman Curly Hair Collar Forest Gate

This antique CDV captures a poised young woman from the 1890s, her striking curly hair styled in the distinct fashion of the late Victorian era. She wears a high, structured collar that highlights the formal studio portraiture typical of the period.

The image bears the mark of H.W. Clark of Forest Gate, a testament to the local photography scene near London during the final decade of the century. It is a quintessential piece for collectors of Edwardian-adjacent portraiture, documenting the refined aesthetic of a Forest Gate studio.

A beautiful historical glimpse of a young woman from the 1890s.