Figure 1.--Here we can see a young peasant family from a painting by the Austrian painter Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller. We are not sure when the family was painting, probably about the 1840s. Paintings are usually dated so we should eventually be able todate it. We seen four young childen to aboyt 6-7 years of age. Lederhosen and bare feet were the norm for Austrian peasant children. The Lederhosen are the long type made like 18th century knee breeches.

Here we can see a young peasant family from a painting by the Austrian painter Ferdinand Georg Waldmuller. We are not sure when the family was painting, probably about the 1840s. Paintings are usually dated so we should eventually be able todate it. We seen four young childen to aboyt 6-7 years of age. Lederhosen and bare feet were the norm for Austrian peasant children. The Lederhosen are the long type mase like 18th century knee breeches. Folk clothing styles did not change rapidly like main-stream fashions andthus can not be easily dated. . The boys are dressed identically. Notice that their H-bar halters are not crossed in the back. Notice thst father and the boys wear identical outfits eceot that father has shoes. The younger firls seems to wear a long green pinafore.

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