8. The Man

To me, images with no information are all the more special. It’s like they are keeping a secret.

Description:

Subject(s): Unknown

Subject Description: Gentleman in mourning suit with button up waistcoat

Backdrop: Simple

Mount: Deep blue card

Frame: Rectangular hand cut image with no decorative border, card also looks hand cut

Size: 2.5” x 4” (early CDV were cut by hand, so may be innacurate)

Photographers Font: -

Photographers full name: -

Photographer Info: -

Photograph No.: -

Corners: Rounded

Condition: Edges of the print damaged and some mottling and marks on the image itself

Date: All these details suggest the image is circa 1870s - 1880s

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