Figure 1.--The boy in this 1881 CDV is identified as Henry Gates Hayes who was 6 Years old. The studio was Bingham in Dover, New Hapshore. We don't see much of Henry suit. It had a muted pattern. It looks like a collar-buttoning jacket with a double-breasted look. His outfit is dominated by a large pin-on lace collar with a small straight bow joining the two sides of the collar. This is interesting because it shows some a style that would become much more popular after Mrs. Burnett published Little Lord Fauntleroy

Cabinet cards rapidly replaced CDVs as the primary format American studios produced. The CDV did not, hoever, disappear. They seemed to have remained popular especially in New England. Here we see an example. This CDV was dated July 5, 1881. It seems to have gold edging. The boy depicted is identified as Henry Gates Hayes who was 6 Years old. The studio was Bingham in Dover, New Hapshore. We don't see much of Henry suit. It had a muted pattern. It looks like a collar-buttoning jacket with a double-breasted look. We are not sure about his trousers. It is possible that he is wearing a kilt suit. His outfit is dominated by a large pin-on lace collar with a small straight bow joining the two sides of the collar. This is interesting because it shows a style that would become much more popular after Mrs. Burnett published Little Lord Fauntleroy a few years later (1885).

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