Figure 1.--This brother and sister had their portrait taken in Worcester, Massachusetts. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken in the 1890s. Note the boy's large stripped bow.
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Figure 1.--This brother and sister had their portrait taken in Worcester, Massachusetts. The portrait is undated, but we would guess was taken in the 1890s. Note the boy's large stripped bow. |
Stripes were another popular pattern. Boys wore a wide range of stripped bows. There were different widths of stripes and color combinations. Some striped bows had two colors and others more. Both bright and muted colors were worn, HBC is not sure about the relative popularity of the different stripe color patterns. Red and bue stripes appear to have been a popular color pattern, but of course colors are difficult to assess in blak and white photographs. The striped bow appear to have been generally cut on a diagonal bias rather like modern ties, but the way the bows are tied it is often difficut to tell. Some of the stripped patterns we have seen on the bows we have also noted on ties.
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