Figure 1.--We see more images of well-to-do boys with the commercially produced fur caps. Notice the fur cap on the ground by the boy here. This boy was from Kinsman, Ohio. The caninent card porttait is undated, but was probably taken about 1890. While the Fauntleroy suit was a juvenile outfit, the fur cap seems to be a style worn by both men boys.

We see more images of well-to-do boys with the commercially produced fur caps. They seem to be motly done as round brimless caps with flat crowns. Some had flaps that could be let doewn o cover the ears in cols weather. I'm not sure what the proper name was for these caps. A problem here is that catalogs commonly did not indicate the proper names for the caps offered. These caps seem to have varied in popularity regionally. They seem nost popular in the north. I'm not sure what fur was used. They were probably done in different furs at various price levels. I don't know much about these caps yet to know about stylistic variations. Notice the fur cap on the ground by the boy here. While the Fauntleroy suit was a juvenile outfit, the fur cap seems to be a style worn by both men boys. We see fur caps into the early-20th century. A good example is ??? Green in 1919. They become less connon after World war I (1914-18).

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