Date and Restore

[ness123]

Hi I was wondering if someone could date this photo? Could it possibly be early 1900's? And is there anyway i can find out who in the picture she is holding? Maybe a child or Husband? Thank you.
And if could restore that would be fabulous.

[Seoras]

I would suggest it is probably her husband and their father who seems to be missing and possibly deceased.Difficult to tell but the woman could be in mourning dress.

Late 1890's to early 1900's for me.

[billkent]

Best I can manage with the portrait.

Bill.

[terry h]

Two from me.

Terry

[jim1]

Mid - late 1890's.
The girl is the most fashionable,wearing a new variation of the gigot sleeve,her mother wearing the more conventional style.So around 1896-99 & as the mother is not wearing any adornments George may be correct that this is a mourning photo but hard to tell otherwise.

jim

[ness123]

Thank you so much.  Terry Fantastic job. Thank you.
Bill do you think the picture she is holding is a child, man or woman? Ness

[billkent]

It's hard to say for sure but I think it's a man with a moustache, it's hard to see which side the coat is buttoned which would have helped.

Bill..

[ness123]

Yes it's so hard to tell.  thanks Bill

[JDJames89]

Both the woman and the younger girl's dress are distinctly 1890s just before Edwardian fashion kicked in (dating this photo to at least eh 1890s and at most the early 1900s). I agree with Seoras. I think there is a good chance she is in mourning garb. Firstly, her dress isn't just dark but appears to be jet black (sometimes it's hard to tell in a black and white/sepia photo, but it's quite stark in this particular photo). Secondly, the fact that she is holding a photo also lends itself to the idea as this was popular to do in family portraits in the 1890s and 1900s when someone had recently passed away. The portrait she is holding appears to be male at the very least, based on what can be seen of the collar and neck area. I would also guess that it is an older man and not a boy based on the shape of what's exposed by the collar in contrast with what the young boys in the photograph are wearing. Also, I can't say for sure, but I think that maybe there is indeed a mustache visible.  It would make sense if it was the woman's husband and the children's father, presumably having died an untimely. young death.