Antique CDV C S Allen Victorian Woman Hat Bustle Dress Tenby Wales UK

Antique CDV C S Allen Victorian Woman Hat Bustle Dress Tenby Wales UK

This antique CDV captures a poised Victorian woman standing for a portrait in the studio of C S Allen. She is elegantly dressed in a structured bustle dress, with her ensemble completed by a sophisticated period hat. The image serves as a crisp window into the refined fashion and social presentation common in late 19th-century Tenby, Wales.

Collectors of Welsh social history or Victorian sartorial archives will appreciate the clarity of this rare Allen studio production. It is a quintessential piece for those documenting the evolution of professional photography in the UK during the 1870s. This CDV remains a captivating study of a Victorian woman in her finest bustle dress.