Antique Victorian Cabinet Card Portrait Man Long Beard Bridgeport Connecticut
$ 23.76
Description
Antique Victorian Cabinet Card Portrait Man Long Beard Bridgeport Connecticut. Wonderful antique Victorian cabinet card featuring a distinguished gentleman with an impressively long beard, photographed by A. Montignani of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Card shows expected age-related wear including light toning and minor edge wear consistent with antique paper photographs. Wonderful antique Victorian cabinet card featuring a distinguished gentleman with an impressively long beard, photographed by A. Montignani of Bridgeport, Connecticut. This late 1800s portrait has fantastic character and strong dark academia, barber shop, and Victorian Americana appeal, making it especially attractive for collectors of antique photography, oddities, folk portraiture, and decorative ephemera. The front features elegant studio branding, while the reverse showcases an ornate photographer’s advertisement from A. Montignani of Bridgeport, Connecticut, along with a handwritten signature believed to read “Richard Townsend,” likely signed by the sitter himself, adding additional historical character, authenticity, and possible genealogical interest. The sepia-toned image displays beautifully with strong detail and natural antique patina throughout. Card shows expected age-related wear including light toning and minor edge wear consistent with antique paper photographs. A striking and highly displayable original cabinet card with exceptional visual presence.
