His cap appears to be a combination of a stocking cap and a fez. The large tassel is golden in color with a blue band. The bow tie may be a prop clipped onto the collar. The closure band replaces buttons on the jacket that is meant to be open, On an adult, there might have been a decorated vest over the shirt, but it is not on this youngster.
From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs. (Library of Congress). Medium: half-plate ambrotype, hand-colored; 15.6 x 12.5 cm (case) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-34499.
Unidentified boy wearing Zouave style uniform, holding a drum, and wearing a red white and blue bow tie. This young man might not be a drummer. His uniform is not fancy enough for a musician and most drummers held their drum sticks for a photograph. Note the pair of slit pockets on the jacket, and a handkerchief in the right side chest pocket. The lack of a belt or suspender lines indicates that the pantaloons are held at the waist by a tie or buckle mounted on the rear waistband, or connecting the two band ends above a gore.The red pantaloons are held up by buttoned flaps on both the outside and inside seam lines to create the expanded look. The lower spatter-dashes have a heavier, darker color to better wear and show less staining. The spats are outlined by the low cut of the shoes. They are highly polished or patent leather with a somewhat round toe.
