Figure 1.-- We are not sure what to make of this portrait. We think it is a fancy dress costune rather than a suit a boy would have worn at the time. The knee ruffles is a clue here. But the blue tinting and horn suggest the Little Boy Blue nirsery rhyme character. We know is name was Anderson because the name is written lightly in pencil at the bottom of the card. Unfortunately we do not know the boy's first name. The studio is Havens of Savannah, Georgia.

We are not sure what to make of this portrait. We think it is a fancy dress costune rather than a suit a boy would have worn at the time. The lace knee ruffles is a clue here. But the blue tinting and horn suggest the Little Boy Blue nursery rhyme character. The buckle shoes are also a clue. We know is name was Anderson because the name is written lightly in pencil at the bottom of the card. Unfortunately we do not know the boy's first name. The studio is Havens of Savannah, Georgia. The portrait is not dated, but looks like the 1880s.

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