Cleveland Museum of Art

Fancy Group of Children, Indore

Raja Deen Dayal

Date

1886

Medium

albumen print

Culture

India

Department

Photography

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Children’s “fancy dress” or costume parties were also popular among the British during the Victorian era. Fairy tales inspired a number of the costumes shown here, including Little Red Riding Hood with basket and cape, Little Miss Muffet with a milking stool and bucket, and Little Bo Beep and her shepherd’s crook. Note the dog peeking out behind the girl on the right.

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