Antique CDV John Hawke Woman Reading Book Balcony Fern Plymouth UK

Antique CDV John Hawke Woman Reading Book Balcony Fern Plymouth UK

This antique CDV captures a quiet, contemplative moment featuring a woman reading a book while seated on a sunlit balcony. The composition is framed by a lush, potted fern, grounding the subject in a domestic Victorian setting that reflects the refined leisure of the era.

Photographed by John Hawke in Plymouth, UK, this image serves as a sophisticated example of mid-to-late 19th-century portraiture. It is a prized find for collectors of regional British photography or those fascinated by the cultural history of the Victorian reading woman.

A rare glimpse into a private Plymouth afternoon preserved in this John Hawke CDV.