Figure 8A.--HBC has no idea as to the nationality of this boy and his sister. We are unsure just what kind of unifirm that he is wearing. Click on the image for a more detailed discussion.
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Figure 8A.--HBC has no idea as to the nationality of this boy and his sister. We are unsure just what kind of unifirm that he is wearing. Click on the image for a more detailed discussion. |
HBC has no idea as to the nationality of this boy and his sister. We are unsure just what kind of unifirm that he is wearing. The image is European, but we are unsure about the nationality. It was with some German images, but HBC does not believe that it is German. There are few clues as to nationality, other than the ethnic appearance of the children.
No information is available on the provinace of this portrait, other than it was with a collection of European portraits. Many looked German, although no information was available on the individual image.
No information is available on the date this portrait was taken. The girl's clothing, however, suggests that it was taken in the 1910s. It looks to modern for the 1900s, but could be the first few years after World War I, even the early 1920s, but I think the pre-World War I operiod uis the moist likely.
HBC believes that this is abrother and sister. The girl does not look old enough to be his mother.
The boy wears a double breasted blazer and military cap. We are not positive it is a uniform. I have never seen a boy from this era wearing a cap just like this and am sure as to the natioanl style. The blazer looks like a non uniform garment, except for the stripe on his sleve--this could, however, be a touch of nautical styling. Notice that there are only four buttons, not the more common six. It is difficult to make out his collar and tie. He may just be wearing an outfit with a uniform look. The badge on the cap, however, suggests that he does belong to some organization. HBC had though that he was wearing long pants. An enlargement of his left foot, however, shows his shoe and a pair of vertical stripped socks. So he must be wearing short pants of some kind.
The boy has a short hair cut, but only the sides are visible under his cap.
The image is European, but we are unsure about the nationality. It was with some German images, but HBC is not sure that itv is German. The ethnicity of the boy and girl is difficult to assess. HBC might be tempted to guess British or perhaps Dutch--but this is just a guess.
Figure 8B.--The boy appears to be wearing white sjort pants. His left shoe and stripped socks can just be made out behind his sister's shoe. |
We wonder is this might be the boy's school uniform. The outfit looks rather sporty to be a school uniform, esoecially the white short pants, but the badge on his cap looks rather likesome kind of school badge.
A Canadian reader tells us, "The boy here is wearing a uniform. These military style uniforms were common in France. In my opinion, uniforms were standard everywhere in Europe which adopted everything initiated at Paris. Even in Russia and Japan, school teenagers where dressed like this." [HBC note: French fashion was influential, but I think less so in Germany than other countries. The Japanese appear to have adopted a Prussian cadet uniform in the late 19th century. Some French school uniforms can be viewed in the calalog pages such as 1899.]
Another reader writes, "The girl here looks to me like she is Belgian, Dutch, or Danish. In fact she is a clone of my first girl friend who was a Belgian."
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