Cabinet Card of a Young Lady

This photograph was taken at the studio of Bundy & Stoddard, 320 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut. According to LangdonRoad.com, Bundy & Stoddard operated at that address in 1884 and 1885. That date corresponds to the fashion worn by the young woman. Her dark, two-piece ensemble consists of a close-fitting bodice (worn over a corset), and a bustle skirt. Dark colors predominated in women’s fashion during the latter part of the Victorian era.

Cabinet card, ca. 1885