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Title: Can this be dated? (Belgium)
Post by: Zefiro on Friday 30 May 25 09:51 BST (UK)
Maybe there isn't much to be said about this picture, but are there clues to date this to a certain period of time (or even decade)?
It's a photo of a young girl on a postcard, no further information on the back side. The edge is jagged.
I guess she's 12 years old as she's clearly wearing her confirmation dress.
I know that you dating specialists here know everything about English fashion, and this is Flemish (Belgian), but you never know...
Title: Re: Can this be dated? (Belgium)
Post by: Viktoria on Saturday 31 May 25 20:30 BST (UK)
My mother in law had just such a veil when married and the cloche headwear. it was the fashion in 1929.Also the dress length was in fashion then.
Hope this narrows it down a bit for you .
Viktoria.
Title: Re: Can this be dated? (Belgium)
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 31 May 25 22:01 BST (UK)
A similar date to Viktoria - say 1930 +/- 2

A relative wore something very similar.


Gadget
Title: Re: Can this be dated? (Belgium)
Post by: Jebber on Saturday 31 May 25 22:06 BST (UK)
The late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother wore a similar veil when she married Prince Albert later King George the  V1 in 1923.
Title: Re: Can this be dated? (Belgium)
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 31 May 25 22:27 BST (UK)
Quote
It's a photo of a young girl on a postcard, no further information on the back side. The edge is jagged.
I guess she's 12 years old as she's clearly wearing her confirmation dress.

I've just noticed that this is a confirmation rather than a wedding dress so our estimates may not be accurate.

Will see if any of my books give clearer info.

Gadget

Title: Re: Can this be dated? (Belgium)
Post by: Gadget on Saturday 31 May 25 22:47 BST (UK)
Nearest that I can find so far is dated 1930s but has a shorter skirt length.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/166252232/vintage-photograph-first-communion-girl?show_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details
Title: Re: Can this be dated? (Belgium)
Post by: Zefiro on Sunday 01 June 25 11:14 BST (UK)
Thanks for all the helpfull replies. They confirm my initial feeling that this photo dates from 1920 to 1935.

Quote from: Viktoria on Saturday 31 May 25 20:30 BST (UK)
My mother in law had just such a veil when married and the cloche headwear. it was the fashion in 1929.Also the dress length was in fashion then.
Hope this narrows it down a bit for you .
Viktoria.


It keeps the mystery alive. The only potential candidates I have are born in the period 1900 - 1912, so no match I guess.
I'm going to have to look at some other family pictures to search for resemblances.
Title: Re: Can this be dated? (Belgium)
Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 07 June 25 14:48 BST (UK)
I would say this was a late 1920s early 1930s image, it is a lovely one too. The Page Boy hairstyle is worn by my MIL at around the same age and she was born in 1922. She too isn't smiling in the photo, I think that was the norm at the time.
Carol
Title: Re: Can this be dated? (Belgium)
Post by: Zefiro on Sunday 08 June 25 11:06 BST (UK)
Quote from: Treetotal on Saturday 07 June 25 14:48 BST (UK)
I would say this was a late 1920s early 1930s image, it is a lovely one too. The Page Boy hairstyle is worn by my MIL at around the same age and she was born in 1922. She too isn't smiling in the photo, I think that was the norm at the time.
Carol

Thank you for reply. If I ever find out who she was, I'll be able to post the exact date of this photo.