Figure 1.--This portrait shows three children, presumably siblings. The little boy looks to be about 2 years old. He wears a Faunterloy suit with a fancy ruffled collar. The suit is probably black velvet, has knee pants, and is worn with dark, but perhaps not black, long stockings. A decade earlier he probably would have not yet been breeched. Notice the large top curl. His sister looks to be about 4 years old. She wears a frilly white dress with black long stockings. Notice that she has a similar hair cut, without the top curl, but with a hairbow addded. Their old brother looks to be about 7 years old. He wears a tailored knee pants suit worn with the jacket open, a white shirt, bow tie, and black long stockings. Notice the pocket watch worn with a chain that attaches to his lapel button-hole. It looks as though the collar might be detachable. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken around the turn-of-the 20th century. |
