Figure 1.--We know nothing about Robert Wickline and his family, but the way he is dressed we would guess he came from an affluent family. The first portrait shows Robert Wickline wearing a Fauntleroy blouse with elaborate ringlet curls. He looks to be about 7-8 years old. Click on the image to see Robert at about 14 or 15.

Robert L. Wickline (United States, 1890s)

We have acquired two cabinent card portraits of an American boy, probably taken in the 1890s. We know very little about him, except that he was from eastern Pennsylvania. One portrait was taken in Harriburgh and the other in Allegheny City. The family may have moved explaning the two different studios. We know nothing about Robert and his family, but the way he is dressed we would guess he came from an affluent family. The first portrait shows Robert wearing a Fauntleroy blouse with elaborate ringlet curls. Unfortunately the portrait is not very clear. We are not very impressed with the photographer. We can tell, however, that the collar extends beyond the boy's shoulders. We can tell much more about his hair style. Robert's ringlets look quite long, but hang in the bacck so we can see just how long they were. Some adoring mothers would lay a ringlet or two on her son's shoulder so they could be better admired. The hair at front is done rather unusally. There are bangs, but much of the hair at front is swept back to form a top curl. This was a popular style at the time, but usually for younger children. He looks to be about 7-8 years old. Another portrait shows him at about 13 or 14 years of age wearing a suit with a wing collar and Windsor tie. The portraits or not dated, but theivory collared mounts suggest the 1890s to us, one taken in the early 90s and the second taken in the late-90s.







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