Children's Fashion
Young boys wore skirts with doublets or back-fastening bodices until they were breeched at six to eight. They wore smaller versions of men's hats over coifs or caps. Small children's clothing featured leading strings at the shoulder.
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Child with leading strings, 1658
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Two English sisters and their brother (right), c. 1656
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Swiss boy, 1657
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English boy, 1661
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Young boy's dress, 1660s-70s
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English boys, 1670
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Swiss girl, 1682
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