Antique CDV 1870s E. Cee Man Sitting Armchair Book Erith Kent UK

Antique CDV 1870s E. Cee Man Sitting Armchair Book Erith Kent UK

This antique CDV captures a gentleman from the 1870s posed formally in a studio setting. The subject, a man identified as E. Cee, is captured sitting in a plush Victorian armchair while holding a book, suggesting a scholarly or professional persona common to the era.

The crisp composition reflects the photographic standards of Erith, Kent, during the late nineteenth century. Collectors of British portraiture will appreciate this glimpse into a specific regional history from the 1870s. It is a quintessential study of a man with his book.