Figure 1.-- Here we see Harold Herbert Capper in London when he was 4 years old. Unlike most of the CDVs in the album, this one is undated. We believe the portrait was proably taken during the mid-1860s. He wears a heavily embroidered light colored dress with a pin-on lace collar and pamtalettes. His hair style is especially striking for a right razor part. Image courtesy of the MD collection. |
Here we see Harold Herbert Capper in London when he was 4 years old. Unlike most of the CDVs in the album, this one is undated. We believe the portrait was proably taken during the mid-1860s. He wears a heavily embroidered light colored dress with a pin-on lace collar and pamtalettes. Notice the puff sleeves comong out of wide sleeves. His hair style is especially striking for a right razor part. English boys normally had left parts. This was somewaht less common for younger boys before breaching. No further information available, it is possible that he is the younger brother of Mary Ella Capper the original owner of the album. There is a later CDV of him which was taken in Stuttgart, Germany which may explain why he does not appear in the 1881 census.
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