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We do not have a lot of information about 19th century tunics, especially the early-19th century before photography. Our archive is fairly limited during the first half of the 19th century. The 19th century examples we have found do not suggest seasonal specialization. At least we do not note boys wearing light-colored tunics or tunics done in light-weight fabric. But as our archive is still fairly limited and we can not yet make a valid assessment. this changes at the turn-of-the 20th century. We begin to notice far more images in the photographic record. And we have mail order catalogs. We believe that this is at least in part a reflection of prevalence. The difference is substantial enough to firmly show a well-established seasonal preference on the part of mothers. The tunics we see beginning at the turn-of-the century were primarily a summer outfit.
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