Antique CDV L. H. Mandeville Young Woman Button Front Dress Valparaiso Ind

Antique CDV L. H. Mandeville Young Woman Button Front Dress Valparaiso Ind

This antique CDV features a poised young woman captured by the studio of L. H. Mandeville in Valparaiso, Ind. She is elegantly dressed in a structured button front dress that highlights the formal fashion sensibilities of the late nineteenth century.

The portrait offers a window into the local photographic history of Indiana. Collectors of regional ephemera will appreciate this clear look at period attire and the specific craftsmanship of the Mandeville studio. It remains a striking study of a young woman in her finest button front dress.