#but the tye pushes it into 1850s visually
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An unknown surveyor, posed circa 1854 with the instruments of his craft on a tripod (Met collection).
You can tell it's 1850s between the bowtie and the hair/beard decisions.
#miwackulous tye monday#1850s#tbh this look can be 1840s#but the tye pushes it into 1850s visually#historical men's fashion#daguerreotype#1854#historical hairstyles#neckwear#fashion history#victorian#early victorian era#middle-class people of this time in western europe + colonies ARE bathing regularly!#he just has a lot of product in his hair (macassar oil#and wax and who knows)
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