Antique Framed Photographs Of Family Boy With Dress

This is a storage find.I'm not sure of the age of the photographs but one of the children in the picture I think is a little boy with a dress.Would this be early or late 1800's. Any body recognize anyone in the photos.Sometimes famous people are in some of these old pictures.I found a lot of old photos,but this is the only one framed.

 

Cute little toy dog in the pictures.

 

Based on the monobosom silhouette and the narrow dress sleeves, I'd venture to guess c.1900.

 

Spot on I'd think. Pigeon breast dress. Somewhere between 1897 and 1905.

Debora

 

Agree with the dating. From the color of the images, it looks like they may be albumen prints, a technique in use from 1850 up to about 1920,

I have a photo of my father (born 1919) as a young child, wearing a "dress".

https://babyology.com.au/lifestyle/...e-boys-used-to-wear-dresses-and-nobody-cared/

 

My Grandfather was born in 1901 and theres a pic of him in a dress at age 3 . Family photos that are in the wild always make me a little sad.

 

Wow! thanks so much for the great information and site! Johnnycb09, 2manybooks,Darkwing Manor,and Debora!!!!

 

Dresses on very young boys pretty common back then. My granddad around 1907...

 

Well, isn't he a stout little fellow!

Debora

 

yes he is stout! and handsome

 

Just to be clear... I used stout in the old-fashioned sense meaning "sturdy." He's standing there so confidently in his bare feet clutching what appears to be the chair cushion. I suspect he's looking at his mother who posed him so carefully with his arm raised and supported on the chair arm.

Debora

 

I figured that's what you meant. He was sturdy; large-boned, and very strong. I remember his wrists were nearly as wide as his hands, which meant his wristwatch would fall off a lot.

 

Oh, good. I hoped you understood my intention wasn't to offend!

Debora