Antique CDV 1870s A Mencke Two Young Children Girls Coat Dress Hamburg

Antique CDV 1870s A Mencke Two Young Children Girls Coat Dress Hamburg

This antique CDV captures a formal portrait of two young children, both girls, posed with the precision typical of 1870s studio photography. The sisters are dressed in matching heavy coat dress ensembles, reflecting the structured and ornate fashion trends of late 19th-century Hamburg.

The backmark identifies the work of Mencke, a photographer whose lens documented the rising middle class of the era. This piece is an essential acquisition for collectors of European childhood portraiture and those interested in the evolution of German studio portrait styles during the 1870s.

A rare glimpse into the sartorial elegance of two young girls from Hamburg.