Figure 1.--This images shows the high-waisted Empire dresses common drawn by Kate Greenway. They are shown in solid colors, stripes and pattern. Most are clearly being worn by girls. HBC is less sure about the gender of the child in the white dress to the left. |
The girls always wears long dresses with brightly colored waist sashes. It is the Empire style of the early 19th century hat dominates Greenways deawings. There ar no girls in short dresses with pantaettes that would havre been common at the time Greenway herself was a girl. Virtually all of the girls wear long Empire dresses so influenced by classical Greek images. Greenway uses the same basic dress pattern thoughout her publications. Diversity is provided by color, although we have no idea how realistic the colors depicted are. There is also diversity in trim, especially the waist sash. HBC believes that it is likely that not all of the children pictured in these long dresses are girls. Many of the younger children in dresses are likely to be boy.
It is the Empire style of the early 19th century hat dominates Greenways deawings. There ar no girls in shorter dresses with pantaettes that would havre been common at the time Greenway herself was a girl. Virtually all of the girls wear long Empire dresses so influenced by classical Greek images. Greenway uses the same basic dress pattern thoughout her publications. The dresses are classc high-waisted Empire dresses with elbow-length sleeves that cover the ankles.
Diversity is provided by color, although we have no idea how realistic the colors depicted are. A great variety of colors are used. HBC has noted that blue, green, pink, red, and white are the most common. There seem to be no color comvenions employed. HBC has noted, for example, blue and pink used for both boys and girls.
Diversity is also provided by patterns. The Patterns are not destinct enough to make out. We have noted on white dresses as well as cilored dresses. There are both repeated patterns and stripes.
Perhaps the greatest difference in the dresses the children wear is the sashes. The dresses are worn both with nd without sashes. Presumably in acuality the sashes would have been added for formal evnts. Ths does not seem to have been the case in Greeways drawing ich are mostly bucolic scenes. The sashes that are worn vary both in size and color.
There is also diversity in trim.
The girls always wears long dresses with brightly colored waist sashes. While all of the girls wear dresses, sometimes with smocks and pinafore, it is likely that not all of the children in dresses are girls. HBC believes that it is likely that not all of the children pictured in these long dresses are girls. Many of the younger children in dresses are likely to be boy.
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