Portrait 1.-- This is an American portrait, probably taken in the 1900s. The the child is unidentified. We are not sure about whether it is a boy or girl.
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Portrait 1.-- This is an American portrait, probably taken in the 1900s. The the child is unidentified. We are not sure about whether it is a boy or girl. |
Most of the portaits of children on or with hobby horses are clearly boys. There are some protraits with girls as well, but relatively few. Even when the portraits are not identified, it is usually realtively easy to identigy the gender of the child. We have some portraits, however, that we are unsure about. We would be interested in reader comments if they have any insights concerning these images.
This is an American portrait, probably taken in the 1900s. The the child is unidentified. We are not sure about whether it is a boy or girl. A HBC reader believes that the child is probably a boy, but is mot certain. HBC is not at all certain. Most hooby horse portraits are boys, but girls were also photographed on them. In this case there are no additional props to provide gender clues. At first glance, the outfit looked like a boy's tunic suit, but the pattern trim is unlike any we have seen on a boy's tunic.
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