Antique CDV 1880 J Aitken Victorian Couple Man Beard Woman Hawick Scotland

Antique CDV 1880 J Aitken Victorian Couple Man Beard Woman Hawick Scotland

This rare antique CDV captures a stern Victorian couple posing for a formal portrait in Hawick, Scotland. The man features a prominent, well-groomed beard, standing beside a woman dressed in the structured, modest fashion characteristic of the late 19th century.

Photographed by J Aitken circa 1880, this image serves as a window into provincial Scottish life. It is an essential acquisition for collectors of social history or regional photography from the 1880s. This portrait preserves the identity of this Hawick couple for posterity.