Antique CDV Mason & CO Clergyman Bishop Robes White Surplice London UK For Sale

Antique CDV Mason & CO Clergyman Bishop Robes White Surplice London UKThis antique CDV captures a formal portrait of a distinguished clergyman posed in his traditional ecclesiastical attire. The subject is depicted wearing ornate bishop robes layered beneath a crisp, pleated white surplice, reflecting the solemn dignity of the Victorian clerical office.The photograph bears the studio mark of Mason & Co, a reputable London establishment known for documenting the elite of the UK. This piece serves as a striking historical record of nineteenth-century religious fashion and the formal portraiture style prevalent in London during that era.A must-have for historians of church vestments, this Mason & Co CDV preserves the stoic presence of a London bishop in his white surplice.