Figure 1.-- We have found one CDV portrait of n English boy wearing a dress. The portrait ws dated October 1882. We have no idea how to describe, It has so many elements that we are guessing because it was such a patch-work quilt that motherprobably sewed it at home. Features include the lace collar, balloon sleeves with lace trim, and a kind of defined waist. Note he also has lave-trimmed pantlaettes and socks rather than long stockings. The boy's name was Bertie. If we did not have the child's name and prop clues we would not have known it was a boy. The buggy whip, hoese tpull toyad off sener part akl suggest a boy. Bertie looks to be about 4-years old. The studio was Clarke & Co. in Maidstone.

We do not have a lot of dated portraits of English boys wearing dressess in the 1880s. We believe this reflects our limited 19th century English archive more than actual prevalence. This makes assssing decade dress trends difficult. We have found one CDV portrait which we have no idea how to describe, It has so many elements that we are guessing because it was such a patch-work quilt that motherprobably sewed it at home. Features include the lace collar, balloon sleeves with lace trim, and a kind of defined waist. Note he also has lave-trimmed pantlaettes and socks rather than long stockings. The boy's name was Bertie. If we did not have the child's name and prop clues we would not have known it was a boy. Bertie looks to be about 4-years old.

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