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Title: Help Please
Post by: venali02 on Sunday 25 February 07 01:08 GMT (UK)

Hi, Would any one have any idea of when this photo may have be taken. I believe it to be of my great, great grandparents CROOK.
Cheers Venali

Title: Re: Help Please
Post by: PrueM on Sunday 25 February 07 03:14 GMT (UK)

Hi Venali  :)

I would say around the early-mid 1890s.  This is based on the lady's puffy sleeves and hairstyle.  Her lace collar is not really of that period, but earlier I think.  Maybe she just liked it and wore it anyway  :)

Hope that helps
Cheers
Prue

Title: Re: Help Please
Post by: mudge on Sunday 25 February 07 09:38 GMT (UK)

Here's a resized cleanup
Mudge

Title: Re: Help Please
Post by: Woodentop50 on Sunday 25 February 07 10:25 GMT (UK)

A bit of a clean , with wide border .

                                                       Jim

Title: Re: Help Please
Post by: venali02 on Monday 26 February 07 07:37 GMT (UK)

Hi Prue thank you so much for this information  as I thought it may of been be for the 1890's. Do you think it could of been around the 1870's?
Thank you for your time.
Kind Regauds
Venali

Title: Re: Help Please
Post by: venali02 on Monday 26 February 07 07:39 GMT (UK)

Hi all 
thank you all so very much for the clean up of this photo. I have never seen it look so good. and my mum was so pleased to see what you have done.
Cheers
Venali

Title: Re: Help Please
Post by: PrueM on Monday 26 February 07 08:17 GMT (UK)

Hi Venali  :)

No, it's definitely not from the 1870s. 

Cheers
Prue

Title: Re: Help Please
Post by: old rowley on Monday 26 February 07 09:49 GMT (UK)

Totally agree with Prue, the full length sleeve down to the wrist with the "puff" to the upper arm was in vogue til 1897 when it seemed to disappear over night. The way the fringe and rest of the hair is styled would indicate a period before 1896 when the pompadour hair style started to come into fashion.


old rowley

Title: Re: Help Please
Post by: venali02 on Thursday 01 March 07 08:55 GMT (UK)

Hi Old Rowley
 Thank you for your reply. I was trying to work out wether it was my great or great great grandparnets.
cheers
Venali