Figure 1.--This Chandler portrit is one of his better ones. It shows two children, presumably siblings. in a rose garden. The children look to be about 10-14 years old, although naive artists while they tend to be very accurate as to the clothing, often do not do a very good job of capturing ages. The portsit is undated, but we supect it was taken in the 1850s. The girl wears a large, fashionable straw hat with a chin strap, a detail often omitted. She has pderfectly formed ringlet curls and wears a bright yellow dress. The dress has a high bodice and a low neck-line decorative frills. While it has a low-neckline, the skirt is very long, falling to the ankles. The ankles are covered by very long pantalettes, white socks and strap shoes. Dress length varies as to age, the precise age conventions varied somewht from family to family. The boy wears a cut-away jacket with long pants. There is also a vest. The jacket, vest, and pants are all different colors. He has a wide white pointed collar. We are not sure if this is a blouse or a detachable collar worn with a black stock.

This Chandler portrit is one of his better ones. It shows two children, presumably siblings. in a rose garden. The children look to be about 10-14 years old, although naive artists while they tend to be very accurate as to the clothing, often do not do a very good job of capturing ages. The portsit is undated, but we supect it was taken in the 1850s. The girl wears a large, fashionable straw hat with a chin strap, a detail often omitted. She has perfectly formed ringlet curls and wears a bright yellow dress. The dress has a high bodice and a low neck-line decorative frills. While it has a low-neckline, the skirt is very long, falling to the ankles. The ankles are covered by very long pantalettes, white socks and strap shoes. Dress length varies as to age, the precise age conventions varied somewht from family to family. The boy wears a cut-away jacket with long pants. Unlike his sister, he is not wearing headwar. That may be a cap or hart un the lower right-hand corner. The boy is also wearing a vest. The jacket, vest, and pants are all different colors. He has a wide white pointed collar. We are not sure if this is a blouse or a detachable collar worn with a black stock. He has losw-cut shoes with white socks.

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