Figure 1.--We note a number of German boys wearing jackets and suits with Norfolk jackets at the turn of the 20th century. This image is unidentified, except that it was taken in Cöln a/ RH. I think that mean Cologne on the Rhine. The portrait is an undated CDV, but was proabably taken in the 1890s. Norice the watch fob, boater hat, and center hair part. Image coutesy of the MD collection. |
We do not yet have sufficient images to assess the shirts and collars worn with Norfolk suits in Germany. We notice quite a few boys having their portrait taken in Norfolk jackets wearing Eton collars. We are not sure how common this was. It appears to have been much less common with the primary schoo boys in some school portraits. German boys wore these Eton collars in a variety of ways. We have seen some boys wearing floppy bows with Eton collars. We note a boy with his father on a bicycle wearing an Eton collar and floppy bow about 1905-10. Others wore others forms of neckwear. The boy here wears a black necktie with a large knot (figure 1). Others German boys wore these Eton collars without any neckwear at all. We habe also noted boys wearing high collars that were covered by their jackets and thus difficult to assess. Other boys wore very small collars that were not very visiable even when wearing jackets cut with lapels which were more open. These collars are in sharp contrast to the much more striking Eton collars like the boy here wears.
We notice quite a few boys having their portrait taken in Norfolk jackets wearing Eton collars. We are not sure how common this was. It appears to have been much less common with the primary schoo boys in some school portraits. German boys wore these Eton collars in a variety of ways. We have seen some boys wearing floppy bows with Eton collars. We note a boy with his father on a bicycle wearing an Eton collar and floppy bow about 1905-10. Another good eaxample is an unidentifed German boy. Others wore others forms of neckwear. The boy here wears a black necktie with a large knot (figure 1). Others German boys wore these Eton collars without any neckwear at all. We have also noted boys wearing high collars that were covered by their jackets and thus difficult to assess.
We do not yet have sufficient images to assess the shirts and collars worn with Norfolk suits in Germany. Other boys wore very small collars that were not very visiable even when wearing jackets cut with lapels which were more open. These collars are in sharp contrast to the much more striking Eton collars like the boy here wears.
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