You know, that is also what ran through my head when I saw this. I like the arm drape over the companion's shoulder.My collecting focus with ambros and dags has been 'natural poses' - pictures that could have been taken today (if we did anything other than 'selfies') - and children tended to lend themselves more toward that.
Poor little guy on the left looks like he's in his underwear! Maybe he had a major spill on the way to the studio! I agree, it does look like a kepi
You know, that is also what ran through my head when I saw this. I like the arm drape over the companion's shoulder.
The boy on the right ~ is that a ring on his finger? It struck me because it looks like a wedding band, but it can't possibly be that. Unless it's the ring of a loved one, kept in remembrance.
The kid on the right looks like he would have fit in well in the "Our Gang" films 60 something years later!I love these faces. Bet they were a handful.
The boy on the right ~ is that a ring on his finger? It struck me because it looks like a wedding band, but it can't possibly be that. Unless it's the ring of a loved one, kept in remembrance.
Thank you for this. I figured something was up since society goes through so many cultural shifts. After reading a bit, I was surprised to learn that wedding bands for men didn't really take off until after the Korean War.The wedding band use in Victorian times isnt the same as it is in normal social habits like today. In that era the male typically didn't have or wear one, usually only the female did. If the male received a gift of a ring from his bride, it was usually worn on the left pinky... adopting the growing habit found in Victorian England... However presence of a pinky ring didn't always indicate the subject was married... the habit was also used for a host of different reasons including affiliation with assorted vocational, or fraternal organizations, or just a plain ole fashion statement... occasionally will see them worn by kids or young men on other fingers... assumed whatever it would fit on....