Antique CDV C. Hawkins Elderly Woman Mourning Dress Brighton UK

Antique CDV C. Hawkins Elderly Woman Mourning Dress Brighton UK

This antique CDV captures a poignant portrait of an elderly woman captured by the studio of C. Hawkins in Brighton. She is dressed in a somber, structured mourning dress, her expression reflecting the rigid social expectations of Victorian bereavement.

The stark composition highlights the textures of her dark attire, serving as a solemn window into 19th-century coastal life. This piece is an essential acquisition for those documenting Brighton photographic history or the evolving cultural aesthetic of Victorian mourning dress.

A rare visual record of an elderly woman in mourning by C. Hawkins.