Figure 1.--This Scottish cabinet card shows Francis James Blake, wearing a Highland kilt outfit. He cwears a Glengary cap, Eton collar, small bow tie, cut-away jacket with military cuffs, vest, sporan, and kilt. Note the spiral patterned knee socks and low-cut oxfords. He holds a pair of gloves. The back is a little difficult to read, but we believe the portrait was taken in 1914.

This Scottish cabinet card shows Francis James Blake, wearing a Hihland kilt outfit. He cwears a Glengary cap, Eton collar, small bow tie, cut-away jacket with military cuffs, vest, sporan, and kilt. Note the spiral patterned knee socks and low-cut oxfords. The Glengary has some sort of crest and a noticeable wide streamer. The jacket has diamond shaped metal buttons. Francis holds a pair of gloves. The back is a little difficult to read, but we believe the portrait was taken in 1914. The incription reads, "Francis James Blake, aged 9 years. Annie Blake his mother was mother's cousin-- Mrs. Alex (Isabel Robb) Chalmers my mother. Earl John Chalmersb4-20-74." The size of the cabinet is slightkly dufferent than the stabdard American cabinet card. It measures 3 1/2" wide by 5" tall, with a matte measuring 4 3/4" by 6 3/4", and is in excellent condition. The photographer is Pithie in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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