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The boy is wearing a costume adapted from a sailor outfit with a scarf around his shoulders. He is sitting on a covered plinth holding a wooden soldier figurine in his hands. The girl’s right arm is wrapped around his body to make sure he does not fall off the plinth. She is wearing a dress, stockings, and boots. Their stance suggests that they may be related to one another, either siblings or cousins. Based on other visual material, the two may be Alfred James Tattersall’s children (speculation).

Author: Charlotte Klinge, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa