Antique CDV W Hawkes Portrait Woman Dark Dress Hair Up Birmingham UK

Antique CDV W Hawkes Portrait Woman Dark Dress Hair Up Birmingham UK

This antique CDV features a formal studio portrait of a woman captured by the Hawkes photography firm in Birmingham, UK. She is posed with a stoic elegance, wearing a somber dark dress that contrasts sharply with the delicate styling of her hair worn up in a classic Victorian fashion.

The image serves as a quintessential example of mid-to-late 19th-century British portraiture. Collectors of regional photography will appreciate the Hawkes studio imprint, which documents the professional aesthetic prevalent in Birmingham during this era.

A striking historical glimpse of a woman in her dark dress, preserved through the lens of a Birmingham master.