Figure 1.--This CDV portrait shows a W.D. Ewart weaing a Higland kilt outfit during August 1865. He looks to be about 10-years old. This is early evidence that the kilt popularized by ueen Victoria for the princes was becoming popular boys wear in England. The boy has a dark jacket with military styling, kilt, and a plaid shoulder throw, he traditional Féileadh Mòr (Great Plaid) worn in the Scottish Highlands. Note the pin. Notice that it matches the kilt. His outfit is completed with a Glengary cap and eagle feather, Eton collar and bow tie, sporan, Argyle and knee socks. We assume W.D. is an English boy, but we are not sure he was from Bighton which had become a popular tourist destination. The studio was Merrick in Brighton.

This CDV portrait shows a W.D. Ewart weaing a Higland kilt outfit during August 1865. He looks to be about 10-years old. This is early evidence that the kilt popularized by ueen Victoria for the princes was becoming popular boys wear in England. The boy has a dark jacket with military styling, kilt, and a plaid shoulder throw, he traditional Féileadh Mòr (Great Plaid) worn in the Scottish Highlands. Note the pin. Notice that it matches the kilt. His outfit is completed with a Glengary cap and eagle feather, Eton collar and bow tie, sporan, Argyle and knee socks. We assume W.D. is an English boy, but we are not sure he was from Bighton which had become a popular tourist destination. The studio was Merrick in Brighton.

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