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Title: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: karenb on Thursday 30 July 09 20:26 BST (UK)
Here is another unidentified picture which I would love to have dated please.

A nice cleaning would also be appreciated!  ;)

Thank you very much,
Karen
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: chinakay on Thursday 30 July 09 20:31 BST (UK)
Doesn't that bodice look uncomfortable :P I bet it's itchy too...looks like Harris tweed :)

Mid-late 1880s I believe, but before the style of the shoulder changed in 1889...

Cheers,
China
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: jim1 on Thursday 30 July 09 20:47 BST (UK)
I'd go along with China's date.More late than mid.The v shaped bodice was becoming more popular replacing the waiscoat style.

jim
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: bearkat on Thursday 30 July 09 20:54 BST (UK)
Is she pregnant or is it just the style of the dress?
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: karenb on Thursday 30 July 09 21:03 BST (UK)
Thank you China and Jim,  ;D

It certainly does look like tweed but I bet she had a full petticoat/slip which saved her from itching too much  ;).

bearkat - no idea if she is pregnant and we can't see her ring finger either.  I don't know who she is but I'll could check my tree if any babies were born late 80s ....    ;)

Karen

PS. I have one Bell (this is from the Bell family album) who had children born 1880,'82,'86 & 1889.  If she is preggo I might know who she is ...
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: chinakay on Thursday 30 July 09 21:41 BST (UK)
Well, unless the photo has been reversed I can see her wedding finger fer sure...and it's bare. So if she's got a bun in the oven we have a lovely scandal ;D

What's she holding? A diploma?
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: karenb on Thursday 30 July 09 21:48 BST (UK)
Oops - China - I always forget the ring finger is on the left hand ::)  I've been in Germany toooooo long and always look at my ring on the right hand and forget to think the opposite for North America- sorry.

Who knows what is in her hand - I can't enlarge it enough to see anything.  Were women graduating from school with diplomas at that time?

Karen
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: saddles on Friday 31 July 09 02:32 BST (UK)
Hi Karen.......Another delight I enjoyed colouring it.

Carolyn  :)
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: karenb on Friday 31 July 09 09:13 BST (UK)
Hello Carolyn,

Certainly another stunner and I just love the colours !
 :) ;) :D ;D

Thank you,
Karen
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: Joyful on Friday 31 July 09 11:48 BST (UK)
Hi Karen
My try

Joy
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: cazza59 on Friday 31 July 09 14:16 BST (UK)
Hi Karen

A clean from me.

Caz
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: Niksmum on Friday 31 July 09 15:35 BST (UK)
hi Karen  :)

A clean from me. You are better at adding color then I am so I didn't even attempt it. ;D ;D

Irene
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: karenb on Friday 31 July 09 19:25 BST (UK)
Wow, I am really being spoiled here  ;) ;D.

They all look wonderful and a great improvement over the original.

Thank you all very much Joy, Caz and Irene!   ;) :D ;D

Irene - thanks for the compliment but who says I'm better at adding colour?  I love YOUR colourings ;D but I guess we are all more critical of our own work....

Thanks,
Karen
Title: Re: Another mystery lady to date and restore please
Post by: suecrilly on Friday 31 July 09 19:48 BST (UK)
What a lovely photo, I really love it and wonderful restorations - well done everyone
Sue