Antique CDV 1880 W J Wellsted & Son Young Man Bow Tie Suit Hull UK

Antique CDV 1880 W J Wellsted & Son Young Man Bow Tie Suit Hull UK

This antique CDV captures a dapper young man posing for a formal portrait in 1880. He is dressed in a structured suit accented by a classic bow tie, reflecting the refined sartorial standards of the late Victorian era.

The image bears the professional mark of W J Wellsted & Son, a prominent photography studio based in Hull, UK. It serves as a crisp window into the identity and fashion of a gentleman from the northern English coast during the late nineteenth century.

Collectors of British social history will appreciate the clear provenance provided by the Wellsted & Son imprint. This portrait remains a quintessential example of 1880 studio photography and the formal aesthetic of a Hull young man in a bow tie suit.