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Up for sale is a CDV post mortem of an infant laid out on possibly a settee. The oval image shows a baby wearing a nightgown or christening gown holding a bottle with a handle or a rattle, hard to determine. The photographer's infomation reads: "Wards, 54 Brixton Rd., London."
The reverse has a large proprietor's imprint: "Specialite -- Woodbury-Type Enlargements Estabd. 1881, Ward's Studio of Art, 54 Brixton Road, Near Kennington Church, London."
Ward's was a prominent Victorian-era photographic studio operated by Alfred Ward (and sometimes listed as Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ward). The studio was highly active during the mid-to-late Victorian period (roughly the 1870s through the early 1890s).
Size: 2 1/2" x 4"
Condition: It is in overall good condition, there's a light crease through the middle of the card. The back has a few dark stains but it is in accordance with its age.
I can combine items for shipping.
I am in the process of liquidating myfuneral and memorial collection which contains over 1,200 pieces. Itconsists of just about every genre from the undertaking business tofuneral/memorial goods, from small to large. The oldest item dates1685 onward, covering the heyday era of the Victorian decades, thencontinuing through to the 1940s. I can list from a single item tobundle lots. If anyone has a special interest in any area, pleaseMessage via and I will list items that may satisfy. Thank you.
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