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The children in this Civil War era CDV portrait are unidetified. The children looked to be siblings. The younger child is wearing a skirt, but we believe may be a boy. Of course there is no way to be certain in unidentified portraits like this, but there are some indications. The portait is not dated, but almost certainly was taken in the 1860s. Interesting hat, the photo has a touch of hand tint on the girls ribbon in her hair. We do know where the portrait was taken. The photographer of this cdv is Ralph F. Channel of Phoenixville, Peensylvania. There are several interesting features of the clothing the children are wearing.
The children in this Civil War era CDV portrait are unidetified. The children looked to be siblings. The younger child is wearing a skirt, but we believe may be a boy. Of course there is no way to be certain in unidentified portraits like this, but there are some indications. The younger child looks to have boyish features to us. Note the different part and the fact only the older child has a hair bow. Also noted the plaid-like skirt. The children look to be about 5 and 10 years old.
The portait is not dated, but almost certainly was taken in the 1860s. We do not know enough about the 1860s to be able to assess just when in the decade.
We do know where the portrait was taken. The photographer of this CDV is Ralph F. Channel of Phoenixville, Peensylvania. Most Civil War portraits of children are children in the North. This is because the Federal naval blockade made it difficult for southern photographers to obtain chemicals and photographic paper.
There are several interesting features of the clothing the children are wearing. The children here are dressed similarly, but there are differences. Both wear cut-away jackets. Also both have just a hint of white ruffle at the collar. The hirl is holding her hat, a good view of a Civil War-era hat. We think that the youngr child is holding a hat on his lap. It is much more difficult to make out, but looks rather girlish. Does this mean that the child is a girl or that along with skirts, a youngr boy might wear a girlish cap. While their jackets are similar their skirts are different. The older sisterwears a very voluminous skirt done in a satin-like fabric. We are unsure about the color. We are also not sure, but she may have a small hoop skirt. Her little brother wars a plaid-like skirt, a common convention for a boy.
The children have remakably similar hair styles, but thereare differebces. The portrait has a touch of hand tint on the girl's hair ribbon. The younger child does not have a hairbow. Also note how the part is done differently. It does not go straight nack across the crown of thehead, but seems to go digonally to the side.
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