Figure 1.--This English boy has a top knot with long ringlets. The cabinent card was shot by H. Marriott, Bridge End, Peterborough. Unfortunately we do not know the boy's name. The portrait is undated, but looks to have been taken in the 1890s.
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Figure 1.--This English boy has a top knot with long ringlets. The cabinent card was shot by H. Marriott, Bridge End, Peterborough. Unfortunately we do not know the boy's name. The portrait is undated, but looks to have been taken in the 1890s. |
We are not at all sure what to call this style. Perhaps some of our readers will know. There are many variations, but basically it is a style with a large curl or hair knot done at the crown of the head. Gennerally the hair is frawm back from the front and theor bay be a double part. The hair at the side can be done in various ways, from long ringlets to a range of shorter styles. This appears to be an exclusively boy style. We have sen both boys and firls wearing ringlets, but we have not noticed girls wearing these top curls and knots. We have also note American boys wearing these styles. They seem to have been most common in the late 19th century, but we are not sure when the style first appeared. We no longer commonly see this style after the very early 20th century.
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