Antique CDV 1870s Robert W Thrupp Elderly Woman Lace Cap Brooch Birmingham

Antique CDV 1870s Robert W Thrupp Elderly Woman Lace Cap Brooch Birmingham

This antique CDV captures a dignified elderly woman from the 1870s, posed with the grace characteristic of the Victorian era. She is dressed in a delicate lace cap and an ornate brooch, reflecting the refined fashion sensibilities of her time.

The studio portrait bears the mark of Robert W Thrupp of Birmingham, a notable photographer whose work documented the social history of the mid-Victorian period. Collectors of 1870s photography will value this piece as a rare glimpse into the life of an elderly woman captured by a Birmingham master.