Figure 1.--This classic cabinet card portrait shows English boy Theodore Quintus Studd wearing a classic sailor-style kilt suit. We do not know how old Teodore was, but he looks to be about 4-5 years old. The portrait was taken in 1896 so he would have been born about 1891. We know nothing more about him. Theodore's sailor blouse has trafitional three-stripe styling although his dickie has an unsual cross-tie pattern. Note the balooning of the sleeves. That was a very popular dress style at the time and was not use in standard sailor blouses. His kilt skirt has box pleating and stripping at the hem. Notice the whip, often used as a prop when younger boys were photograohed in skirted garments. The studio was Browning in Exeter.

This classic cabinet card portrait shows English boy Theodore Quintus Studd wearing a classic sailor-style kilt suit. We do not know how old Teodore was, but he looks to be about 4-5 years old. The portrait was taken in 1896 so he would have been born about 1891. The kilt suit was a very popular boy's style n americ. We see them in Britain, but not nearly as commonly as in America. We know nothing more about him. Theodore's sailor blouse has trafitional three-stripe styling although his dickie has an unsual cross-tie pattern. Note the balooning of the sleeves. That was a very popular dress style at the time and was not use in standard sailor blouses. His kilt skirt has box pleating and stripping at the hem. Notice the whip, often used as a prop when younger boys were photograohed in skirted garments. The studio was Browning in Exeter.

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