Cabinet Card of a Young Gentleman

This photograph was taken in the Westerly, Rhode Island studio of T. S. Oldershaw & Co. “Artists.” The man wore a morning coat and striped trousers for his photograph, which was an appropriate outfit for a formal daytime event such as a wedding. A black waistcoat, ascot, and winged collar completed the look. He owned a pocket watch, as evidenced by the chain pulled through his buttonhole. He has a moustache, but no beard, which was fashionable at the end of the Victorian era.

Cabinet card, ca. 1890