Figure 1.--This American boy was photographed in Chicago, Illinois. The portrait is undated, but we would guess the late 1880s. He wears one of the largest lace collars we have noted. You can hardly see his jacket. The boy here looks to us to have pinned on wrist cuffs, but we are not sure if the collar is attached to the blouse or not. Note the wide-brimmed hat he is holding. Image courtesy of the RG collection. |
This American boy was photographed in Chicago, Illinois. The portrait is
undated, but we would guess the late 1880s. He wears one of the largest lace
collars we have noted. You can hardly see his jacket. The boy here looks to us
to have pinned on wrist cuffs, but we are not sure if the collar is attached to
the blouse or not. Note the wide-brimmed hat he is holding. He also has an elaborate hair do with a top curl and ringlets.
This boy is unidentified. We would guess tht he is about 5 years old.
Based on this bnoy's outfit, we believe that he came from a very affluent family. Both the gair style and the lace collar in particular point to a wealthy family. The time needed for the hair almost certainly meand his mother had help in the home. The lace collar even more than the velvet suit wouls have been quite popular.
This American boy was photograohed in Chicago, Illinois. Unfortunately that is virtually the only definitive information we have about the portrait. Chicago by the 1880s had emerged as the great metroplis of the mid-West bread basket. Agricultural products both meat and grain poured into Chicago by rail and then for distribution to northeastern markets. In the process great fortunes were made. This boy probably came from one of those families.
The portrait is undated, but we would guess the late 1880s. There is no way to be sure about this. The style of the suit, the lace collar, the hat, and the style of the photogtraph suggests the lte 1880s to us. Of course there is no way to be sure, the early 1890s is also quite possible.
He wears one of the largest lace collars we have noted. You can hardly see his jacket. The boy here looks to us to have pinned on wrist cuffs, but we are not sure if the collar is attached to the blouse or not. Note the wide-brimmed hat he is holding. The boy here looks to us to have pinned on wrist cuffs, but we are not sure if the collar is attached to the blouse or not (figure 1).
The boy here also has a very elaborate hair style. He has a top curl along with ringlets. Maintaining a hair stuyle like that would have required considerable effort.
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