two ladies - dating and restoring please

[CelticMom]

this picture is on a glass plate, not paper. Most likely taken in Edinburgh (Midlothian area)

I have an idea of which ancestors it is, but need it dated to be sure.

Would also be grateful if someone could remove the imperfections.

thank you in advance

[Treetotal]

Hi Shevy...I Hope this is okay for you.
Carol

[RedMystic]

Nice one Treetotal.

This is an inquiry stemming strictly from curiosity about this interesting photo & an interest in learning more about sleuthing out the stories old photos can tell.

Given that this is on glass plate, would the people need to be flipped to reflect how they were actually seated? The reason I ask is that the woman on the right has a ring on her third finger of her left hand. It made me think she may be mother to the younger woman (given the pose holding hands), but if the photo were flipped, it wouldn't be a wedding ring.

[Niksmum]

from me

Irene

[Treetotal]

Thanks mystic...not sure about the flipping though.... but Jim or China will put us right.
A sepia version.
Carol

[terry h]

Is it just me or does the hand on the shoulder look like it doesn't belong to the woman on the left

Terry

[RedMystic]

The fingers look to have the same shaped tips as the younger woman's, but the hand does appear at an odd angle, & it makes one wonder why we can't see any of the black shawl showing behind the older woman's arm where the younger one's would have been extended.

[CelticMom]

wow thanks everyone I never expected so many restorations so quickly and they are all brilliant.

I have no idea if the photo is flipped or not, it is completely black/brown on the other side of the glass.

The greeny colour surrounding them looks to me like it has blanked out what ever is behind them, kind of like a badly  done photo editing job, hence the strange floating hand on shoulder and the why their hair is cut off in areas,  plus the area where the woman on the right, arm is resting

This plate was in my grandmothers possession (she recently passed away) and it was in a completely smashed/broken frame, due to how it was stored.

[terry h]

If you follow the shadow down the edge of the sleeve were it meets the front of the shawl it goes right down to where they are holding hands.....no way her hand could be on the shoulder.

Terry