Figure 1.--Here we have a wonderful studio portrait of a young middle-class Scottish family. The portrait was taken in Dundee, so we can assume they were from Dundee or the surronding area. The portrait is not dated, but we would guess it was taken about 1890, either the late 1880s or early-90s.

Here we have a wonderful studio portrait of a young middle-class Scottish family. The portrait was taken in Dundee, so we can assume they were from Dundee or the surronding area. The portrait is not dated, but we would guess it was taken about 1890, either the late 1880s or early 90s. We think that the older boy by the late 1890s would be more likely to wear knee pants. There are three children, two boys and an infant. The youngest boy about 2 years old and wears a fancy kilt outfit. The other boy looks to be about 6 years old and wears a rather adult-looking long pants suit. The suggestion here is that the kilt outfit was seen to be suitable for only the very youngest children. I'm not sure how common this convention was. It probably varied as to where one lived in Scotland as well as chrologically. Dundee is locted north of the Firth of Fourth, I think is seem as on the perifery of the Highlands. We would guess that the family is middle-class because of the way theu are dressed. The fancy kilt outfit for the boy here is a good incicator.

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