Figure 1.-- This charming oval mimnature portrait shows two members of the Cross family from Newport, Rhode Island. It was painted about in 1903 and they are holding their pet bunny. We know nothing about the family, but they were surely rich. Mewport at the time was a summer gatering point for the rich. Presunably they did not live there year round. The children look to be about 4-10 years old. The boy wears a Oliver Twist suit with a large, open ruffeled collar. This was a new style. Cillars in the1890s tended to be large, but wore buttoned up and commonly withan equally large bow. This is a more casual style. His big sister wears a large hat with some kind of frilly head covering. We seen a hat quite like that. Her white summer dress seems more conventional. We would have guess the portrait was done a little later, but the 1903 date seems accepted.

This charming oval mimnature portrait shows two members of the Cross family from Newport, Rhode Island. It was painted about in 1903 and they are holding their pet bunny. We know nothing about the family, but they were surely rich. Mewport at the time was a summer gatering point for the rich. Presunably they did not live there year round. The children look to be about 4-10 years old. The boy wears a Oliver Twist suit with a large, open ruffeled collar. This was a new style. Cillars in the1890s tended to be large, but wore buttoned up and commonly withan equally large bow. This is a more casual style. His big sister wears a large hat with some kind of frilly head covering. We seen a hat quite like that. Her white summer dress seems more conventional. The portrait was painted by Lydia Field Emmet in 1903. We would have guess the portrait was done a little later, but the 1903 date seems accepted.

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