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English families -- English Families: middle-class Liverpool family 1880s
English Families:Middle-class Liverpool Family (1880s)
Figure 1.-- Here we have an unidentified Liverpool family. The caninet card is undated but looks like the 1880s to us. They look to be a substantial middle-class family. In between mother and father are six boys and girls. They look to be about 3-14 years old. While the children are not identified, the gender is fairly clear. The youngest child wearing a dress and pantalettes is certainly a boy. The child in the center wearing a velvet dress is a girl. The one child we are not sure about is the child in father's lap. We think probably another girl, by we are not positive. The short hair and prominent ears suggest it may be a boy. The garment looks like a velvet kilt suit. The The boy also with father wears an Eton collar with what may be a saior jacket although there is no stripe detailing. His older brother wears an Eton collar with a collar buttoning jacket. The older sister wears a velvet dress with a lace collar. The studio is Richard Brown in Liverpool.
Here we have an unidentified Liverpool family. The caninet card is undated but looks like the 1880s to us. Liverpool in the late-19th century was a vital part of the British economy. It was the major port for trade with Africa and the West Indies. And with th industrial rebolution industry became increasingly important (19th century). The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was opened (1830). The city had a substantial Irish population. The city became known as 'the second city of the Empire' as well as 'the the New York of Europe'. They look to be a substantial middle-class family. In between mother and father are six boys and girls. They look to be about 3-14 years old. While the children are not identified, the gender is fairly clear. The youngest child wearing a dress and pantalettes is certainly a boy. There is a ruffled collar and lace on the short sleeves.The child in the center wearing a velvet dress is a girl. The one child we are not sure about is the child in father's lap. We think probably another girl, by we are not positive. The short hair and prominent ears suggest it may be a boy. The garment looks like a velvet kilt suit. The The boy also with father wears an Eton collar with what may be a saior jacket although there is no stripe detailing. Notice the large bow at the apex of the sailor V-front. He also has a ribbon collar bow. His older brother wears an Eton collar with a collar buttoning jacket. He also has a ribbon collar bow. The older sister wears a velvet dress with a lace collar. The studio is Richard Brown in Liverpool.
