Antique CDV 1890s American Photo CO Mabel Smith Girl Necklace Luton UK

Antique CDV 1890s American Photo CO Mabel Smith Girl Necklace Luton UK

This antique CDV features a hauntingly beautiful portrait of a young girl named Mabel Smith. Captured during the 1890s, the image showcases the subject wearing a delicate necklace, highlighting the refined fashion of the late Victorian era.

The studio mark identifies this as an American Photo Co production, which traveled across the Atlantic to be found in Luton, UK. This rare cross-continental provenance offers a unique glimpse into the migration of portrait photography during the final decade of the nineteenth century.

A captivating piece of history, this Mabel Smith portrait is an essential acquisition for any serious collector of 1890s social history.