Figure 1.--This CDV shows a nicely posed brother and sister, The girl wears an elaborate, voluminous dress thatv has baloon sleeves. I'm not sure how to describe the dress, but there is no defined waisliner. She holds a bird, presumably not real. Her little brother wears a suit that seems to have a diagonal front. He looks to have a small Eton collar and a narrow bow. The pants look to be knickers which he wears with long stockings and low-cut shoes.

This CDV shows a nicely posed brother and sister, The girl wears an elaborate, voluminous dress thatv has baloon sleeves. I'm not sure how to describe the dress, but there is no defined waisliner. She holds a bird, presumably not real. Her little brother wears a suit that seems to have a diagonal front. He looks to have a small Eton collar and a narrow bow. The pants look to be knickers which he wears with long stockings and low-cut shoes. He holds a violin. I'm not sure that meant he could really play it. Handwritten on reverse, "Alice 10 years and James 6 years. 1870." Unfortunately we do not know their family name. The photographer was J.J. Shaw, Photographic Institute, 103 St. Johns Wood Terrace, London.

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