Figure 1.-- This CDV portrait shows shows four unidentified children, three boys and a girl. They look to be about 3-10/11 years of age, about 2 years between each child. The youngesg boy looks to be about 5 years old wears a rather complicated dress. As it is so dark it is hard to make out detail, but there seems to be a ruffled collar along with a velvet jacket and vest (waistcoat). There appear to be decorative ribbons on the skirt/kilt. At first we thought it was a dress, but now think it may be a kilt suit. And like his sister he has pantalettes, but for some reason fancier ones. The older boys are dressed identically in cut-away jackets and we think bloomer knickers. The stuio was J. Elliott in Bishop Wearmouth, a part of Sunderland in northeast England. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken about 1870.

This CDV portrait shows shows four unidentified children, three boys and a girl. They look to be about 3-10/11 years of age, about 2 years between each child. The youngest child is the girl. She looks to be about 3 years old and wears a white dress open collar with puff sleeves, plaid leading ribbon, and waist band, and plain pantalettes. she wears socks and strap shoes. The youngesg boy looks to be about 5 years old wears a rather complicated dress. As it is so dark it is hard to make out detail, but there seems to be a ruffled collar along with a velvet jacket and vest (waistcoat). There appear to be decorative ribbons on the skirt of the dress. And like his sister he has pantalettes, but for some reason fancier ones. He has white long stockings and high-top shoes. The two older boys look to be abou 7-10 years of age, although the older boy could be 11 years old. Tbe boys are wearing idential cut-away jackets and vests. The suits are both probably done wth bloomer knickers, although we can only see the older boy's pants. Note the identical small white collars and ribbon ties. He has light-colored long stokings and high-top shoes. The portrait is undated, but the studio set and pointed corners of the CDV sugget the 1860s, probably the late-60s. The stuio was J. Elliott in Bishop Wearmouth, a part of Sundrland in northeast England.