Figure 1.-- We note a CDV portrait of a lady wearing a dress with an enormous hoop skirt. The CDV is signed on the back Mrs J. Bartlette
So we assume the boy pictured with her is her son, but we do not know his first name. He looks to be about 8 years old and wears a plaid tunic with checked pants. The tunic is a front-buttoning tunic with a belt. We know that they were from San Francisco as the studio was William Shew from tht city. The portrait is undated and we are not sure about the date. It looks like the 860s to us, but the back drop looks more elaborate than most CDVs, It was orobably taken in the late-60s, perhaps ven the early 70s. We think the 60s is more likely becaise the tunic the boy is wearing looks more like the 1850s-60s. Tunics were commonly done without buttons, but this was often not the case in America at mid-century. They may look rathr like shirts, but boys would not have orn a shirt without tucking it in at the waist.
We note a CDV portrait of a lady wearing a dress with an enormous hoop skirt. The CDv is signed on the back Mrs J. Bartlette
So we assume the boy pictured with her is her son, but we do not know his first name. He looks to be about 8 years old and wears a plaid tunic with checked pants. The tunic is a front-buttoning tunic with a belt. We know that they were from San Francisco as the studio was William Shew from tht city. The portrait is undated and we are not sure about the date. It looks like the 860s to us, but the back drop looks more elaborate than most CDVs, It was orobably taken in the late-60s, perhaps ven the early 70s. We think the 60s is more likely becaise the tunic the boy is wearing looks more like the 1850s-60s. Tunics were commonly done without buttons, but this was often not the case in America at mid-century. They may look rather like shirts, but boys would not have orn a shirt without tucking it in at the waist. Notice the very small ruffled collar, another indicator of the 1860s.
