Great tinted image of young girl - eBay

[markj]

Oh my!

http://cgi.ebay.com/RED-TINTED-DRESS-CUTE-GIRL-BOTTLE-CURLS-DAGUERREOTYPE_W0QQitemZ110129491329QQihZ001QQcategoryZ408QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Yours, &c.,

Mark Jaeger

[Angel of Mercy]

Re: Great tinted image of young girl - eBay

She's soo cute! I love the tucks on her bodice and the ruffles on the upper sleeves! Her ringlettes are amazing! I am assuming this is 1850s? judging by the dress. Thank you for sharing!!

[ElizabethClark]

Re: Great tinted image of young girl - eBay

I'd put her in the 50s due to the hairstyle, and the sleeves that we don't see much of in the 60s. It's a great sleeve treatment, though, for pre-war things. A long, slim, bias-cut sleeve with two little frills set on the bicep area, using the "flounce on a cord" method to my eye. The dress is a great example of combining pleats and gathering in the same dress.

[Civilian_Soldier]

Re: Great tinted image of young girl - eBay

What is that around her neck? Is that a collar of the dress itself or is it an add on?

[Craig L Barry]

Re: Great tinted image of young girl - eBay

Mark Jaeger:
What is with the little girls in red dresses? When are you going to get back to work on publishing Osterrichische Infanterie - Feurgewehr, Wien, 1857 that you translated from German into English?

[ElizabethClark]

Re: Great tinted image of young girl - eBay

Luke, that's a decorative ribbon or embroidered "collar" piece worn around the neck and held in place with a brooch; you'll see it most often on pictures of women, but occasionally on children. Another common style of "collar" for children is the "tucker"--a narrow frill of lace or whitework set onto a narrow bias band, and basted inside the neckline of a dress.

[cw_girl83]

Re: Great tinted image of young girl - eBay

The collar is beautiful but it almost looks as if it is choking her. Regardless, it is a wonderful picture. Thanks for sharing.