Figure 1.-- Here an American boy named James Caldwell from Batavia, New York wears a suit with an enormous Fauntleroy lace collar. The collar is so large that you can't see what type of suit he is wearing very well. We do see a 'U'-shaped front exposing the blouse rather than a cur-away jacket. We haven't seen that likd of jacket before. The collar is done in eylet lace. The eyelet lace currs turned back with scalloped edges, an eyelet lace front, and a collar, also edged with scallops. Difficult to see because it is also white is a floppy bow. The portrait is undated, but almost certainly dates to the 1890s. The image is a close waist portrait of James who looks to be about 5 years old.

James Caldwell (United States, 1890s)

Here an American boy named James Caldwell from Batavia, New York wears a suit with an enormous Fauntleroy lace collar. The collar is so large that you can't see what type of suit he is wearing very well. We do see a 'U'-shaped front exposing the blouse rather than a cur-away jacket. We haven't seen that likd of jacket before. The collar is done in eylet lace. The eyelet lace currs turned back with scalloped edges, an eyelet lace front, and a collar, also edged with scallops. Difficult to see because it is also white is a floppy bow. The studio was Calvert: Cor. Main and Bank St., Batavia, N. Y. The portrait is undated, but almost certainly dates to the 1890s. The image is a close waist portrait of James who looks to be about 5 years old. This portrait is unusual in that James is posed in a a natural pose with arms resting on a draped table in the foreground. This composition is seldom seen and is rather modern.







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