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Title: Later family portrait?
Post by: Westfrem on Thursday 21 February 13 12:42 GMT (UK)

This photograph has been mounted so nothing on back. Need to confirm dating for this family as so far I have been way out!!

Thanks

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: jim1 on Thursday 21 February 13 14:19 GMT (UK)

Early Edwardian & taken outdoors.

jim

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: cazza59 on Thursday 21 February 13 15:18 GMT (UK)

Hi Westfrem

Do you require a restore for this pic at all?

Regards
Caroline

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: chinakay on Thursday 21 February 13 15:20 GMT (UK)

Quote from: Westfrem on Thursday 21 February 13 12:42 GMT (UK)

This photograph has been mounted so nothing on back.

It's the back of the mount we need to see....any printing on it is a dating clue.

Agree with Jim, though :)

Cheers,
China

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: Westfrem on Thursday 21 February 13 15:36 GMT (UK)

Sorry China

Didn't make myself clear - nothing at all on the back. Photo is pasted onto an equally thin grey paper then onto a sculpted lighter cardboard mount.

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: chinakay on Thursday 21 February 13 16:05 GMT (UK)

A plain grayish or white mount is an early Edwardian style as Jim has mentioned.

What's dad got wearing on his lapel? Rosette of some kind?

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: jim1 on Thursday 21 February 13 17:00 GMT (UK)

I don't think it's dad,more like eldest son.

jim

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: IgorStrav on Saturday 23 February 13 20:36 GMT (UK)

I really like the little girl at the front holding hands with her mother and her eldest sister.  Very symmetrical staging, except that there was one girl too many in the family to make it quite fit!

Hope the dating's helped you pin the family down Westfrem

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: Frankyfarrell on Saturday 23 February 13 21:08 GMT (UK)

Hi, this photo dates from around 1900. You have the lovely mix of the younger woman in a fashionable blouse of the time and the older woman wearing a more up to date skirt but slightly older style blouse. The young boys are wearing outfits common in the early part on the 1900s with a hang on to the styling of the late 1890s. The classic smock type dress of the young girl is very characteristic. Later in the decade young girls hair was more elaborately dressed with large bows.

Hope this helps :)

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: Frankyfarrell on Saturday 23 February 13 21:10 GMT (UK)

I apologise for my lack of apostrophes tonight, dodgy keyboard!

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: Westfrem on Saturday 23 February 13 22:05 GMT (UK)

Thanks for the comments.

Most appreciated - still can't pin down a family with this number and age arrangement of children but the dating evidence narrows it down.

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: Westfrem on Sunday 24 February 13 15:01 GMT (UK)

Jim, Frankyfarrell

Can I have your opinions as to whether you think this family would fit the date/ages.
John  born 1886
Bertha 1890
Florence 1892
Albert  1894
Arthur 1897
Percy  1899
Dorothy 1900
& mother Julia born 1864.

Think I might finally have the answer - thanks guys!!

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: IgorStrav on Sunday 24 February 13 17:47 GMT (UK)

I think that would fit, and place the picture c 1904 -

John aged 18
Bertha aged 14 (sitting next to her mother)
Florence 12 (back right)
Albert 10 (back centre)
Arthur 7 (far right)
Percy 5 (far left)
Dorothy 4 (centre)

And I think Bertha will be 14, as her hair is up, showing she's a grown up.  :)

Title: Re: Later family portrait?
Post by: Westfrem on Sunday 24 February 13 18:11 GMT (UK)

Thanks

There was another son (who died in infancy) between John & Bertha so this would also explain the age difference between the oldest two siiblings.