Figure 1.-- Here we have the three children of an unidentified Kent fmily, probably living in Bromley. They look to be about 5-12 years old. We thought at first we thought that they were a brother and his younger susters. But now we are not sure about their gender, especially the younger child. The older boy wears a traditional sailor suit. The younger children wears matching velvet outfits with lace collars. We at first thought that they were wearing dresses, but matching rompers are possible.

Here we have the three children of an unidentified Kent fmily, probably living in Bromley. This is a medieval market town in Kent, now a London suburb. The children look to be a about 5-12 years old. We thought at first we thought that they were a brother and his younger susters. But now we are not sure about their gender, especially the younger child. The older boy wears a traditional sailor suit. The younger children wears matching velvet outfits with lace collars. We at first thought that they were wearing dresses, but matching rompers are possible. Some romper suits were long baggy affairs. We are not at all certain. And they may be boys. The younger child on the right certainly looks like a boy and we are not at all certain that the child on the left is a girl. The studio is identifid as a 'Gold Medalist 1889'. This could mean that the portrait was taken in late 1889, but more likely it was taken in 1890 or soon there after. We think that using these awards as effective advertising only close to the award date. Any longer and clients would wonder why there were no recent awards. The studio was E. Davey Lavender in Bromley, Kent.

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