Any ideas when this might have been taken?

[Les de B]

The name of the photogrpaher helps a bit: T G Fisher 174 Edgeware Road, Hyde Park.

I found Thomas George Fisher, photographer, 174 Edgeware Road, Paddington. He had those studios 1900 - 1906, and died 1922. He was succeeded by his brother, Thompson Fisher.

Les

[percy]

Dear Jan,

Judging from pictures of my own family --- I would say 1905.  The collar and hairstyle are 'clinchers' for me.

Percy

[janan]

Wonderful 
Thank you jc and jim

I can't take any credit for the scan the picture was emailed to me by my mum's cousin - Hannah is their Grandma.

Something about the hair makes it look around the time you suggest jc but that would make her 43-46. She looks younger than that to me

Jan

Thanks Percy and Les    Looks like she wore well then despite a hard life and a penchant for the bottle!

[jc26red]

I think if it had been earlier, the jacket bodice would have been a tighter fit, which helped vere me  towards the later date.
I think she looks possibly late 30's- early 40s,  her eyelids/brow are sagging not as taut as a younger lady. Perhaps she looked after herself well and liked the cold cream!

Could it possibly be a daughter or younger sister?

jc

[mudge]

Hi Jan
Here's a cleanup, keeping as near as possible to the original colouring
Mudge

[mudge]

And here is a B/W and sepia version
Mudge

[old rowley]

The hairstyle that she has is known as a pompadour style and has the front, side and back hair taken up over pads to get a "roll" effect as seen here, the hair is then fixed/styled into a bun on the crown. This style was in fashion from about 1895/7 until 1910 when the looser pompadour style came about. JC's guess at this study having been taken around 1905-08 would be about right as the photographer Thomas George Fisher (b1868 Greenwich-d1922 Greenwich) took over the business of photographer at 174 Edgeware Road in 1899/1900 from Thompson Fisher (b 1863 Carlisle-d1904 Hackney). T.G. Fisher stayed at 174 Edgeware Road trading as a photographer until about 1907 or just after, as far as I can make out.

old rowley

[janan]

Old Rowley
Thanks for the info on the hairstyle and photographer which seems to fix the date at around 1900-1907.

Mudge
Thanks for more lovely restores

jc
The photo is definitely of Hannah- my Gran had a copy of it on her mantlepiece but when she died my Granddad burnt it!

Jan