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This cabinet card shows George Redwine in front of a wonderful turn-of-the 20th century quilt. The portrait is undated, but we think was taken by an intinerate photographer about 1905. The cabinet card is one of the new styled cabinet mounts that appeared after the turn-of-the century. They were not common by the 1910s. The portrait is one of the earliest examples of bib-front overalls as play garments on HBC. We do not see them in the 1890s. We are not yet sure about the socio-economic conventions associated with play overalls when they first appeared. Some boys wore them with fancy blouses, much fancier than the blouse George here is wearing. George is wearing a printed calico blouse with a large collar done in a kind of Eton style. These blouses with big collars were popular in the 1890s and 1900s. Some were done with ruffles in the Fauntleroy style. We are not sure about the material used for the overalls. It could be denim. We are also unsure about the colors. His sturdy bib overalls and practical shoes complete the picture of a little boy ready for adventure. Bib overalls became popular for work clothes in the 1870s, but we begin to see them also being used as play clothes after the-turn-of-the 20th century. Some mothers sewed them. Important companies manufactured them as play clothes for younger children they could be purchased fo as little as $2.00
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