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This is an outdoor stereoview of a school picnic. It is unidentified and undated. We do not know the name of the school, but the building in the background may provide a clue. We believe it was taken in the 1850s. It is a superb early stereoview featuring a group of school children and teachers having an informal picnic. The male teacher is enjoying a bottle of wine. This is surely a private school. Given the age of the children, we would guess it was a preparatory school. This is, however, a very early stage in the development of preparatory schools. Not only were state schools not well developed in the 1850s, but the unformal scene, large bulding, and the way the children are dressed all suggest a private school. The boys all seem to be wesaring jackets with white collars and dark ties, but thdy do not seem to be different. English public (private) schools at the time were just beginning to standardize age levels and develop more prorective preparatory schools for the younger boys. The children are dressed similarly, but not identically. Particularly interesting is their varies headwear. One boy wear a hat, but most wear caps. One boy wears a wide-brimmed hat, but most wesar peaked military style caps.
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