Original older Victorian era CDV (carte de visite or visiting card) of gentleman sitting at a desk, wearing a sack coat (for informal day wear) from the studio of F Spalding, Tindal Square, Chelmsford, Essex, Fred Spalding senior started the family business in 1862. Circa late 1860's
Fred Spalding (1830-1895) took up the new art form of photography in the 1860s. Born in Danbury, Spalding was the fifth child of a shoemaker, and had several lines of business before becoming a professional photographer (in an 1859 directory he is listed as a ‘bird stuffer and furniture broker’). By 1862 he was listed as Chelmsford’s only photographer, mastering the complex equipment and chemical processes demanded by the early days of the pursuit. Tindal Square, Chelmsford ,was the first Spalding shop in the 1860's. In the early 1890s his son, also called Fred, moved the growing business to 4 Chelmsford High Street, next door to the Saracen’s Head Hotel,. Source: This gent is wearing a sack suit. The sack suit, or lounge suit as it was termed in Great Britain, originated in France as the sacque coat during the 1840s and took its name from the way it was cut (contrary to popular belief, the sack coat did NOT get its name from its loose fit “like a sack”). In contrast to the more elaborate frock coat whose back was constructed from four basic pieces, the sacque coat was simplified, consisting of two basic pieces. Moreover, the sack coat was designed to fit loosely. Sack coats usually had three or four button holes and often it was worn buttoned only at the top (as here). In the 1880s, 90s, and early 1900s these coats (and accompanying trousers) become increasingly more narrowly-fitted and cut closer to the body. Source:
Size: 4380px × 7068px
Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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