Victorian Miniature Leather Portrait Album Circa 1865

A delightful survival of Victorian portable history.  This miniature photo album served as a family gallery that could be tucked into a waistcoat pocket or small purse.  It contains a unique collection of original portraits, offering a tactile connection to the 1870s.

The album is bound in its original embossed leather covers, featuring deep geometric patterns and a functional brass clasp.  Internally, the portraits are housed in card mounts with gilded borders.  Of particular note is the inclusion of several military portraits, showing soldiers in detailed 19th-century service dress-a rare find in an album of this scale.

It measures 3cm x 3.6cm x 1cm

Circa 1865-1880

Condition: The condition is good, the hinged clasp still clicks into place, although a little loose, there are age-related marks over the outside covers and there are some empty pages.  Please study all of the photographs as these form part of the description.

Stock ref - CG-EPH-042