Figure 1.--This CDV portrait of a boy with his mother or grandmother was taken in 1860s, probanly the late-60s. He looks to be about 4 uears old and wears a short velvet tunic. The studio was Villiers & Dwelly in the London neighborhood of Hackney.

One element of styles was length. We note tunics of all lengths from short lengths just a little below the waistline down to lengths all the way down to the ankles. We do not have a complete set of images to investigate, only a few images for the first half of the 19th century. Once photography became available, we have acquired some images for the second half of the century, although not large numbrrs. For this period we see all the different lengths being worn. We are not yet sure how lengths varied chronologically during this period. Our English archive is still limited. The really long lengths see popular at mis century. After that we see shorter lengths. including very short lengths. These were less common in America. Afe seens unrelated to length. The length was simply a reflection of mother's fashion proclivities. Tunics were also worn in America, but we do not see the really short and long tunics in America.

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