Description
Offered is a paired set of late-Victorian cabinet-card portraits from Newcastle upon Tyne, taken at two different studios and at two distinct moments-one image shows men in service tunics, the other in civilian suits. The classic pose (one seated, one standing with a hand on the shoulder) reads as an intimate studio portrait typical of close friendships of the era. Selling together as a cohesive mini-timeline set.
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Studios & addresses: P. Ainsclough, Photographer, 65 Stanhope Street (ornate printed back); Leonard C. Rudd, 21 Shields Road, Heaton (front imprint)
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Date: c. 1888-1902 based on mount style, typography, and clothing
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Uniform interest: stand-collar tunics with metal buttons and a small shield badge-consistent with late-Victorian municipal/railway/constabulary dress
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Format & size: cabinet cards, approx. 6½” × 4¼” (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
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Local history appeal: two documented Newcastle studios in different neighborhoods; compelling as a comparative pair across time
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Condition: light surface wear and toning, minor corner/edge rubs, a few small spots; one card with decorative printed back, the Rudd example with plain reverse. Please view all photos for the best assessment
A characterful paired Newcastle studio lot with uniform interest and an affectionate, intimate pose-strong display value for local-history, uniform, and photographic-studio collectors.
