A Young Boy
Subject
Photograph
Title
A Young Boy
Date
ca. 1905-1915
Description
The boy seen here looks to be about 10 to 12 years old, and dressed in a daytime outfit. The "double-breasted belt coat with matching knickerbocker pants and golf cap" was a popular outfit advertised in the 1908 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue for boys sizes 8 to 15 years, with a cost of $1.25. Although this young man wears a cap made from a striped or corduroy fabric, its style is similar to the golf cap popularized in 1907.
Underneath his jacket, the shirt collar is rounded and adorned with a tie. The tied knot is in style. To complete his outfit, the boy is wearing a simple lace-up pair of ankle-high shoes. Tie shoes became popular in the 1910s as a new style, completing this stylish young man's look.
References
Felger, Donna H. Boy's Fashions, 1885 to 1905: Chronicle for Costume Historians and Doll Costumers. Cumberland [MD]: Hobby House Press, 1984.
Hill, Daniel Delis. American Menswear: from the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century. Lubbock [TX]: Texas Tech University Press, 2011.
Schroeder, Joseph H., ed. Sears, Roebuck Catalogue 1908 No. 114. Chicago: The Gun Digest Company, 1969.
Underneath his jacket, the shirt collar is rounded and adorned with a tie. The tied knot is in style. To complete his outfit, the boy is wearing a simple lace-up pair of ankle-high shoes. Tie shoes became popular in the 1910s as a new style, completing this stylish young man's look.
References
Felger, Donna H. Boy's Fashions, 1885 to 1905: Chronicle for Costume Historians and Doll Costumers. Cumberland [MD]: Hobby House Press, 1984.
Hill, Daniel Delis. American Menswear: from the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century. Lubbock [TX]: Texas Tech University Press, 2011.
Schroeder, Joseph H., ed. Sears, Roebuck Catalogue 1908 No. 114. Chicago: The Gun Digest Company, 1969.
Source
Donor: Grace E. Johnston
Identifier
URI 1954.72.05
Contributor
Laura Prendergast
Collection
Citation
“A Young Boy,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/300.