Antique CDV 1860s C.M. Drayson Seated Woman Dark Silk Dress Canterbury UK

Antique CDV 1860s C.M. Drayson Seated Woman Dark Silk Dress Canterbury UK

This antique CDV captures a poised woman seated for a professional portrait in the 1860s. The subject wears a voluminous dark silk dress that emphasizes the modest, structured elegance typical of mid-Victorian fashion.

Photographed by C.M. Drayson, this image serves as a window into the local history of Canterbury. Collectors of 19th-century portraiture will value this piece for its sharp focus on period textiles and the distinct stylistic signature of a Kent-based studio.

A timeless glimpse of a Victorian woman from Canterbury.