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The age of boys wearing tunics varied over time. Tunics were worn by European boys throughout the 19th century. Yhey were worn by school-age boys. We know very little sbout the early-19th century in Australia. A painting shows the O'Mullane boys wearing tunics in 1852. The boys look to be about 8-11 years old. By the 1860s we begin to see photographic portraits. A good example is a CDV portrait of two unidentified brothers in Liverrpool during the 1860s. They look to be about 7-9 years old. The dealer suggested it was taken in 1868, although we see no indication on the potrit. They wear mid-length tunics with long knee pants. After the turn-of the 20th century we see mostly youngr boys wearing tunics. The boy on the previous page we think about 1910 looks to be about 5 years old (figure 1).
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