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United States boys clothes: mid-1880s unidentified New Hampshire family
United States Boys' Clothes: Mid-1880s Unidentified Family
Figure 1.-- Here we see two unidentified ladies and two children. The boy looks to be about 8 years old, The younger child is also a boy. We are guessing that this a family with mother and probably an aunt. Everyone is wearing their headwear for the portrait which is unusual. Usually, adults do not wear their headwar for these portraits. Ladies' headwear can be quite decorative. The little boy wears a broad-brimmed hat. We are not entirely sure about the older boy's hat. The one lady is tightly corseted. .
Here we see two unidentified ladies and two children. The boy looks to be about 8 years old, The younger child is also a boy. We are guessing that this a family with mother and probably an aunt. Everyone is wearing their headwear for the portrait which is unusual. Usually, adults do not wear their headwar for these portraits. Ladies' headwear can be quite decorative. The little boy wears a broad-brimmed hat. We are not entirely sure about the older boy's hat. The one lady is tightly corseted. The pose is interesting because we get to see what the back of a dress looks like. The younger child is wearing a caped dress, but we believe is probably a boy. The older boys weares a knee pants suit. The jacket has an unuual collar. He wears dark, but not black long stockings. The dealer thought the portrait might date to about 1885. We thouhgh it might be slightly earlier, largely because we see no hint of Fautleroy styling. W.G.C. Kimball of Concord, New Hampshire.
