Figure 1.-- This is a cabinet portrait of 4-year old Leon Weeks. He wears a jacket dress with a vest and large lace collar. It is a little unclear if the jacket and vest were separate garments or actually part if the dress. Except for the skirt, the boy seems to be wearing a standard cut-away jacket and vest. We tend to notice boys more commonly wearing these large lace and ruffled collars in dresses than girls.

This is a cabinet portrait of 4-year old Leon Weeks. He wears a jacket dress with a vest and large lace collar. It is a little unclear if the jacket and vest were separate garments or actually part if the dress. Except for the skirt, the boy seems to be wearing a standard cut-away jacket and vest. We tend to notice boys more commonly wearing these large lace and ruffled collars in dresses than girls. The cabinet card is undated, but looks like the 1880s. It could be from the early-90s, but the 80s seem more likely to us. He is wearing a petticoat with eyelet lace trim with black long stockings. Unlike most cabinet cards, there is no information about the sudio and where the portrait was taken.

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Created: 6:13 AM 6/24/2010
Last edited: 6:13 AM 6/24/2010