Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller: Family Gierster (Austria, 1838)
Figure 1.-- Here again, we know nothing about the Gierster family. We do know the portrait was taken in 1938. Father looks to be a miltary office. I think he is holding a dress helmet. His wife looks a little miffed, rare in portarits like this. She wears a satiny dress with a low neckline. There are five children about 1-13 years old. There are two boys and two girls, and the baby. The way they are posed, we can only see the outfits of two of the children. The younger boy wears a purple skirted garment. We are not sure if it is a tunic or dress. The girl in front wears a blouse and strapped red skirt. Her hair style is interesting. Notice that the girls have hair styles in which their ears were exposed. We can see that the girl at the back had ringlet curls and a dress with a low neckline.
Here again, we know nothing about the Gierster family. We do know the portrait was taken in 1938. Father looks to be a miltary office. I think he is holding a dress helmet. His wife looks a little miffed, rare in portarits like this. She wears a satiny dress with a low neckline. There are five children about 1-13 years old. There are two boys and two girls, and the baby. The way they are posed, we can only see the outfits of two of the children. The younger boy wears a purple skirted garment. We are not sure if it is a tunic or dress. We would classift it as a tunic because he is wearing white long trousers with it, which was not done with dresses. The girl in front wears a blouse and strapped red skirt. Her hair style is interesting. Notice that the girls have hair styles in which their ears were exposed. We can see that the girl at the back had ringlet curls and a dress with a low neckline.
