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Title: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Monday 11 February 08 14:08 GMT (UK): Hi Rachel 2.... here is the dress you mention which I posted on a previous site and i think it got lost.

Quite an early pic I think, this lady has her hair covering her ears.

Would be great to see one of your colourings if you have time.

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: jc26red on Monday 11 February 08 15:37 GMT (UK): Thank you for reposting Brenda, you do have a lovely collection of photos...

we do request one photo per thread otherwise they get missed. I missed most of your other ones on the other thread and I didn't even see this one. :(

Jenny
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Monday 11 February 08 15:49 GMT (UK): Thanks Jenny..I think that this is the mother of the first lady I posted..the one sitting down in the ball gown, she looks to have a similar receding chin.

These were all in my Great Grandmothers album, just a matter of identifying who they are, trying to tie fashion in with the family history dates I have.

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: Rachels on Monday 11 February 08 17:20 GMT (UK): A black/white one from me for starters ;D

Delighted to see her on a thread of her own .... do you think it's a string/crochet bag she's holding ?

Rachel :)
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Monday 11 February 08 17:29 GMT (UK): Hi Rachel, I asked this on the other posting, someone suggested it could be a fan.

Any more ideas out there!!!

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: chinakay on Monday 11 February 08 18:37 GMT (UK): Maybe she's about do do a little dusting..... ;D

Okay, okay <ducking> sorry ;D
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: Helen D on Monday 11 February 08 18:43 GMT (UK): Looks like a savoy cabbage leaf!! ;D

No seriously, could some of it be a mark on the photo, as it seems to have some black spots, whereas the original is sepia.

Helen
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: yummy-mummy-amy on Monday 11 February 08 18:48 GMT (UK): lovely photo. i get the feeling of a deep red or dark green material.

its pictures like this that make you wish they had added on the back, "aunty flo wearing her best blue dress for family photo"
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Monday 11 February 08 18:59 GMT (UK): Could it be a purse?
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: silvery on Monday 11 February 08 19:09 GMT (UK): Could it be her knitting? ;)
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: Woodentop50 on Monday 11 February 08 19:27 GMT (UK): Anyone can see , it's her Tickling stick !! ;D
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: chinakay on Monday 11 February 08 19:41 GMT (UK): Helen has a good point, Brenda, can you do a very high res scan of the item? About 1200dpi or so?

Cheers,
C
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: oldtimer on Monday 11 February 08 19:48 GMT (UK): L ooks like a drawstring reticule to me 8)
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: RecycledHippy on Monday 11 February 08 20:02 GMT (UK): Hi Brenda

Another clean up to add to the collection

Hippy :D :D :D
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Monday 11 February 08 20:29 GMT (UK): Here it is scanned at 1200dpi

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Monday 11 February 08 20:31 GMT (UK): ooops done it again!!!
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Monday 11 February 08 20:45 GMT (UK): Thanks hippy..that is really clear and sharp.

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: chinakay on Monday 11 February 08 21:01 GMT (UK): So, that darkish mark at about 5 o'clock outside the object could be the drawstring tassel? Wonder why the background of this thing is so much darker than the dark areas of the photo in general...?

C
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: Emmeline on Monday 11 February 08 21:27 GMT (UK): I am with oldtimer - a reticule. That's not to say I didn't think the other ideas were wonderful ;D ;D

I think I can hear her saying - " Please don't ridicule my reticule"............
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: Rachels on Monday 11 February 08 21:40 GMT (UK): OK ... looked up 'reticule' .... that's what I said before :P ...
a string or crocheted bag/purse

So what's inside it ? ..... could it be a haggis ? ;D

The darkish mark (removed from my restore) ... I wonder if it could be a pompom type thing to fasten it (ie go through a loop)
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: saddles on Tuesday 12 February 08 07:11 GMT (UK): Hi Brenda..........Heres my colour interpretation of your lovely photo.

Carolyn :)
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Tuesday 12 February 08 08:58 GMT (UK): That is lovely, thank you Saddles!!1

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: Rachels on Tuesday 12 February 08 16:34 GMT (UK): ;D A blue dress from me .... not one of my usual colours
I didn't replace the pompom thing .... still undecided

Rachel :)
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Tuesday 12 February 08 16:41 GMT (UK): That looks fantastic Rachel!!!

I could imagine the dress being that colour, its lovely.

Still think that thing looks odd in her hand, maybe its the way she is holding it as well,

Many Many thanks,

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Tuesday 12 February 08 17:12 GMT (UK): I have guessed this photo to be about 1864...is that about right?

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: chinakay on Tuesday 12 February 08 17:43 GMT (UK): Hi Brenda...1864 is probably about right, maybe a little earlier as the hairstyle is still fully covering the ears...we don't know how stylish this lady was in hair preferences :D

Anything on the back, any photographer's name?

Same studio as this one? Similar flooring...
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,282607.0.html

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: Rachels on Tuesday 12 February 08 17:56 GMT (UK): Quote from: chinakay on Tuesday 12 February 08 17:43 GMT (UK)

Anything on the back, any photographer's name?
Same studio as this one? Similar flooring...
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,282607.0.html

Cheers,
China

Oh Wow .... so it is .... I kept thinking it looked familiar ;D
Well spotted China

Rachel :)
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Tuesday 12 February 08 18:00 GMT (UK): Hi China, no different studio, this is Maternal family, the other Paternal.

I have put those dates on the back. I think the plainess on the back signifies early 1960, is that right?

I am learning!!

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Tuesday 12 February 08 18:03 GMT (UK): Sorry...I thought I had attached!!
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: chinakay on Tuesday 12 February 08 18:09 GMT (UK): Yes, very plain, not other design or wording, early 1860s. Nice back.

Actually, Rachel, the flooring I had in mind was this, but it turns out not to be Brenda's photos.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,281616.0.html

Cheers,
C
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: Rachels on Tuesday 12 February 08 18:15 GMT (UK): ;D and the one I think I had in mind was this ;D
Not quite right .....

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,260187.15.html

Rachel
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: pyghtle on Tuesday 12 February 08 18:39 GMT (UK): The sloping sholders on the one you refer to China are very much like the ones on the lady I posted previously, the one certain posters thought had a Harley Davidson outside!!

Do you watch Larkrise to Candleford..the costumes on that are fabulous!!!

Brenda
Title: Re: Victorian Day Dress, reposted, clean up if poss.
Post by: chinakay on Tuesday 12 February 08 19:06 GMT (UK): The one in this link looks kind of like carpet, maybe it's just out of focus...must have been a popular design, like the typical wallpaper.

Haven't seen Lark Rise, I expect we'll be getting it on cable in about 10 years :-\

C

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