Figure 1.-- The boy here wears stylish knee pants suit. Unfortunately all we have is his initials--HFB. We do know that he was 11 years old. The portrait is a cabinent card. We would guess that it was taken aout 1890. It could have been the late-1880s or the early 90s. The boys suit has vertecle vents and he wears an Eton collar with a destinctive checkered floppy bow.

The boy here wears stylish knee pants suit. Unfortunately all we have is his initials--HFB. We do know that he was 11 years old. The portrait is a cabinent card. We would guess that it was taken aout 1890. It could have been the late-1880s or the early 90s. The boys suit has vertical vents and double breasted styling. The jascket is not, however, actually double breasted. He wears an Eton collar with a destinctive checkered floppy bow. Note that the colors of the long stockings seem to match the suit. During the 1890s black long stockings became increasingly popular and were worn regardless of the color of the suit. The setting is interesting with the boy leaning on an ornately carved elephant table. We wonder if the boy was a good student, perhaps suggested by the two books that have been placed on the table. The back of card states that this is "From The New Mammouth Portrait and Photographic Parlors of Walter E. Chickering. The cabinent card mount is black with gold/gilt lettering. There was also gilt beveled edge.Chickering had studios at 476 & 627 Washington St., Boston., near Jordan Marsh & CO. and Globe and Park Theatres. The boy has short hair, with a part. The part seems diagonal rather straigh across the side. And the hair seems swept up somewhat.

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