Figure 1.--This serated edge cabinet portrait was taken in San Luis Obispo California of a little boy who looks to be about 3 years old. He is dressed up in a cut-away jacket kilt suit. The kilt-skirt is not sharoply pleated. It is a light-colored suit, but we do not know what the color was. As was common in America, it is worn with long stockings. Mother has added a Fauntleroy blouse, but not a floppy bow. Here we get to see the headwear worn with the dress, a rounded-crown hat with a wide hat band that presumably ending in a streamer. The way he is holding the hat, we can not see the streamer, but they were very common at the time. We are not sure about the color of ribbon used.

This serated edge cabinet portrait was taken in San Luis Obispo California of a little boy who looks to be about 3 years old. He is dressed up in a cut-away jacket kilt suit. The kilt-skirt is not sharoply pleated. It is a light-colored suit, but we do not know what the color was. As was common in America, it is worn with long stockings. Mother has added a Fauntleroy blouse, but not a floppy bow. Here we get to see the headwear worn with the dress, a rounded-crown hat with a wide hat band that presumably ending in a streamer. The way he is holding the hat, we can not see the streamer hanging. It seems to be folded over the top of the hat. They were very commion at the time. We are not sure about the color of ribbon used. The boy is identified as Allan G. Moses. The portrait was taken July 3, 1892. The studio was Arnold in Sn Luis Obispo near Monterrey, California. The proprietor was Richard J. Arnold (1856-1926). He was born in England and emigrated to America. died in 1926. The photographer’s stamp on this image indicates he was located on Monterrey Street, San Luis Obispo, at the time of this portrait was taken.

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