Figure 1.--An English boy, William Silvester, had a minature watercolor portrait painted in the early 19th century. William was 11 years of age. There is not a lot of detail in this minature portrait, but it does show the high ruffled collar and the short hair style worn at the time.. |
An English boy, William Silvester, had a minature watercolor portrait painted in the early 19th century. William was 11 years of age. Miniature Length 3 1/8", Width 2 1/2"; Frame Length 5 7/8", Width 5". There is not a lot of detail in this minature portrait, but it does show the high ruffled collar and the short hair style worn at the time. These high collars appear to have been worn in the 1800s-10s, but declined in popularity by the 1820s.
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