English Sailor Suits: Family Styles--Three Brothers (1900s)
Figure 1.--This studio cabinet card portrait shows three unidentified brothers in identical traditional sailor suits with the three stripe detailing. The dickies are plain. The bows are more like ribbons and easy to destinguish from the German style. They boys look to be about 4-9 years of age. As there are three brothers, there needs to be about a 5-6-year range. Unfortunately the portrait is undated. We would guess it was taken in the 1900s, but we are not sure about dating English cabinet cards. The studio was R.H. Carling in Stockton on Tees.
This studio cabinet card portrait shows three unidentified brothers in identical traditional sailor suits with the three stripe detailing. The dickies are plain. The bows are more like ribbons and easy to destinguish from the German style. The blouses seem to button up, but we do not see the buttons. The boys have nandkerchiefs in their breast pockets, but no lanyards and whistles. Note rhat there are two back flaps. The striped collar is lais ovr an existing collar. They boys look to be about 4-9 years of age. As there are three brothers, there needs to be about a 5-6-year range. Unfortunately the portrait is undated. We would guess it was taken in the 1900s, but we are not sure about dating English cabinet cards. The Late 1890s or early-1910s are possibilities, The studio was R. H. Carling in Stockton on Tees.
