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We are nor sure yet about the ages of boys wearing tunics in the 1840s. There is not yet any substantial school photography which means an imprtant source is not avaiable. So far most of the images we have found are pre-school boys. The boy here looks to be about 4-5vyears old (figure 1). We believe this suggests that tunics were most common for preschool boys, like the boy here (figure 1). We know that younger primary school boys, at least in the cities, wore them. This we can not yet confirm how common this was because we have so few 1840s images. The oldest boy we have found so far seems to be about 10 years old, but most are younger. Of course the public school system in America was still developing and the tradition of school photography not yet estblished. So far the only school age boy we have found is Edward Edwards. He was about 10-years old. We think social-class factors were involved here. School age boys from wealthy fmilies may have worn tunics, but for most families it was younger boys who wore them.
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