Antique CDV 1870s Young Girl Striped Dress Pantaloons Standing Portrait

Antique CDV 1870s Young Girl Striped Dress Pantaloons Standing Portrait

This antique CDV captures a young girl posed for a formal 1870s standing portrait. She wears a meticulously detailed striped dress, with the hem revealing a glimpse of delicate lace-trimmed pantaloons, a hallmark of Victorian juvenile fashion.

The composition reflects the era's stiff studio aesthetic, focusing on the intricate textile patterns of her attire. Collectors of 19th-century photography will appreciate the clarity of this period garment study. It is a quintessential example of a young girl captured in a fleeting moment of 1870s history.