Figure 1.--This photo postcard shows a boy in a patterened tunic suit with his baby brother or sister. We would guess it was taken during the 1910s. It was an Artura card meaning that it was taken some time during 1910-24. |
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We also see tunics made in a variety of patterns. We have noted plaids, especially in the mid-19th century. We see very few in the early 20th century. A very popular pattern was checks. We have also noted pokadot tunic suits, but this does not seem to have been very common. More common were checked tunic suits, perhaps done in gingham. The portrait on the previous page shows an Indiana boy wearing a checked tunic outfit. Stripes were not very common, but we have seen them. We do not yet have enough images to fully understand the different patterns being used. Here as many of these tunic suits were sewn at home, it was entirely up to mother what pattern was chosen. And mothers often had very definite ideas about what they wanted.
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