Figure 1.--This cabinet card was taken by C.W. Bauer in Middelburg--Atelier voor Photographie, Kool- en Lichtdruck en Photolithographie. He won a prize medal: Amsterdam 1877). This tells us that the portrait was taken during 1877 or shortly afterwards. Thus the portrai was probably tken sometime during 1877-80. A notation on the back reads, "Kinderen Cor Smit" (Cor Smit's children).

Coat styles have varied considerably chronolgically. Our information here is very limited, in part because we know very little about Dutch styles in the 19th century. We know virtually nothing about the early-19th century. Only when the advent of ophotography in the mid-19th century does some information become available. Children from well-to-do families wore overcoats in the late 19th century. Fur was another item that affluent families could afford. Working-class boys were more likely to wear shorter-cut jackets. As far as we can see there are no detinctive Dutch coat styles. Sailor-styled coats were a fashion main stay for several decades. Coats in recent years gave become much more informal. Brightly colored quilted coats became popular in the late 20th century. These are, however, general European trends than specufic Dutch styles.

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