Figure 1.-- Many mothers in the 1900s liked to dress their children in white, like this boy' mothr. Here he wears a white kneepants suit. In all the images we have of him he has long blond hair and wears a hair bow, even in this portrit after breeching. Image courtesy of the RG collection. |
The third portrait we have of this boy shows him after breeching. He wears a knickers suit. Like all of the outfits that we kniw of, mother has him enirely dressed in white. This includes from the hair bow in ghis head down to his shoes. The jacket is belted double breasted and rather long. The self belt has buttons rather than a buckle. There are no lapels and it buttons at the collar. It is worn with a white bow. One unusual feature is heavy white kneesocks. We have noted white stockings and socks a very common, but not usually heavy white kneesocks like these.
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