Antique CDV 1864 J Whitefield St Columb Man Beard Top Hat Cane Chair Prop

Antique CDV 1864 J Whitefield St Columb Man Beard Top Hat Cane Chair Prop

This antique CDV captures a distinguished man posing with striking confidence in 1864. Photographed by J. Whitefield of St. Columb, the portrait centers on the gentleman’s thick, well-groomed beard and his formal attire, which features a prominent top hat held near a decorative studio chair.

He leans casually with a cane, utilizing the prop to ground the composition in the mid-Victorian era. Collectors of 1860s portraiture will appreciate the sharp clarity of this St. Columb studio work. It is a quintessential study of a bearded man and his top hat.