Figure 1.-- This English CDV shows Frank Laurence in what looks like a brand new sailor suit. He looks to be about 4 years old. This was probably his first suit after being breeched. We would guess the portrait was taken in the late-1860s, but the early-70s is certainly possible. Frank looks to have long hair at the back. As was common before the 1880s, there were stripes everywhere, including the pants. Notice that there are only two stripes on the V-collar rather than the three stripes which became standard. The collar stripes fall like ribbons to the waist belt which has stripe-like detailing. Somdthing we have not seen before. He is holding a boater-type hat with trailing dtreamers. That was common at the time before wide-brimmed sailor hats became fashionble.

This English CDV shows Frank Laurence in what looks like a brand new sailor suit. He looks to be about 4 years old. This was probably his first suit after being breeched. We would guess the portrait was taken in the late-1860s, but the early-70s is certainly possible. Frank looks to have long hair at the back. As was common before the 1880s, there were stripes everywhere, including the pants. Notice that there are only two stripes on the V-collar rather than the three stripes which became standard. The collar stripes fall like ribbons to the waist belt which has stripe-like detailing. Somdthing we have not seen before. He is holding a boater-type hat with trailing dtreamers. That was common at the time before wide-brimmed sailor hats became fashionble. These hats were worn for a time by Royal Navy ratings. His knee pants are both voluminous and long, reaching almost to the ankles. He wears white stockings with high-top shoes. English footwear was more varied than in America, but here he wears the high-top shoes thst were almost universal in America. The sdtudio was J. Perriman in Camden Town, London. Perriman appears to have operated the Camden Town School of Photography.

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