Date and locate - one for the ladies!!

[jo68]

One of the toughest to identify because of the fancy dress!. I haven't tried to guess who this is, he is definitely related to me as he was in the family album started by my G Grandmother & G Father on their mariage in Oct 1895 (it contains earlier pics too). All I know about this man is that he looks very good in a kilt - not much help!! Why would someone wear this   (about to go to war/ - Boer?)- is there a military /Scottish posting I should use? or is it purely pretentious?  Looks like the edges of the cabinet card have been trimmed to fit our old album. Thanks, Jo

[jo68]

sorry about the duplication.. It told me to rename as the file was already in use.. don't expect it matters too much, I can't work out how to remove. Sorry, not a very technical person! Jo

**Moderator message:  removed it for you, Jo    **

[Niksmum]

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Irene

[Lass]

Hi Jo

I don't pretend to know anything really, but I'd suggest that this gentleman was perhaps in a Scottish Army battalion, as his cap looks distinctly like a glengarry.  If you google glengarry, wikipedia have a no-nonsense brief history - I dont' always believe everything from wiki, but this looks to be correct.  For a period in the late 1890's I understand that the glengarry did not have a chequered band, but still had the feather, which your chap appears to have.  You might be best posting a link on the Forces forum to get someone who really knows what they're talking about, as I may have got it completely wrong!!  But it would explain why he was in full dress for getting his piccy taken 

Also, and again someone will be able to tell a lot better than I, but I think there was a photographer Whyte & sons in Ayrshire if my memory serves me......

Fine figure of a man 

Lass x

[Polldoll]

WOW.. fabulous photo Jo !! If you find out which regiment he was with I'd even try and colour it using the right tartan !! 
Poll

[chinakay]

It certainly is a fabulous photo.

There was a Whyte & Sons in Inverness, and one in Glasgow. Couldn't find anything else....not much help I know...

Cheers,
China

[Polldoll]

Hi me ol China ... Long time no see ...One thing I have learned on here is NOT to colour anything tartan till you are sure about which one it is !!lol  I seem to recall Cazza spending days on one only  to find it was the wrong Tartan !!  I had to peel her off he ceiling ! 

[chinakay]

Well, that would be the ceiling she'd just repainted, along with the walls, refinished the floor and laundered everybody's clothing in the pic she'd been restoring

C

[terry h]

Can't resist a man in a kilt   but I'm probably biased 

Terry