Antique CDV 1870 G Beales Woman Silk Crinoline Dress Spalding Lincolnshire

Antique CDV 1870 G Beales Woman Silk Crinoline Dress Spalding Lincolnshire

This antique CDV captures a woman posing in an elaborate silk crinoline dress, a quintessential silhouette from the 1870 period. The portrait was professionally produced by the photographer G Beales, whose studio was located in Spalding, Lincolnshire.

The image offers a sharp look at mid-Victorian fashion, highlighting the intricate textures of the silk fabric and the structural volume characteristic of the era. Collectors of Lincolnshire social history or 19th-century portraiture will value this specific G Beales print for its clear regional provenance.

A rare visual record of a woman in her finest attire from 1870s Spalding.