Antique CDV Swaddled Baby Bonnet Winter Coat Oval Cameo Portrait

Antique CDV Swaddled Baby Bonnet Winter Coat Oval Cameo Portrait

This antique CDV captures a tender portrait of a swaddled baby dressed for the frigid elements. The infant is framed within an elegant oval cameo, wearing an elaborate bonnet and a heavy winter coat that suggests the mid-Victorian era’s focus on protective, layered infant fashion.

Collectors of 19th-century photography will appreciate the intimate composition and the crisp clarity of the studio lighting. It is a poignant look at period childhood, highlighting the ornate textiles typical of a Victorian-era winter portrait.

A timeless study of a swaddled baby in a winter coat.