Figure 1.-- This is a 6th plate ambrotype photo of a little boy and girl, most likely siblings. They look to be about 2-5 years old. The younger child has ringlet curls and looks to be girl, although boys this age also commonly wore dresses. The child is wearing a short sleeve, off-the-shoulder gingham dress and the boy is wearing a plaid, short sleeve off-the-shoulder blouse and short pants. These open necked garments were more common for dresses, but we also see boys wearing blouses like this. The boy wears knee pants and white long stockings. This is one of the earliest images of knee pants archived on HBC. |
