E M Cornwall Aberdeen Photographer

[Glen Bervie]

Hi Folks trying to date a photograph. It is a CDV by E M Cornwall, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. I think it may be 1870's. Is anyone able to date the photo more accurately from the logo on the rear of the card?



Thanks for looking

Graeme

[GR2]

The National Library of Scotland website gives you access to Aberdeen Directories. You could check and see when E M Cornwall was in business in Belmont Street. He may have been there for many years, but again you might find he was only there during a limited period.

[Flattybasher9]

Ebenezer Cornwall was a photographer in Aberdeen in the 1870's. It may be him. He is in at least 3 of the census entries for Aberdeen but not actually living in Belmont Street..

Regards

Malky

[GR2]

I have just had a look at the Aberdeen Directories in the NLS. E.M. Cornwall first appears as a photographer at 3 Belmont Street in 1862-63 and disappears after 1874-75. He lived at 30 Victoria Street West. It looks as if he was a member of the prnting family there who branched out into photography.

Graham

[Glen Bervie]

Hi thanks for pinning him down that is really helpful. Photographic collectors are some times able to pin down the years that a particular card design/logo was used.

The face side shows Mary Walker born 1842.


I think that she looks like she is her late teens early twenties in the photo so that fits very well with the identified time frame......though it would be good to narrow it down a bit.....

Thanks again

Graeme

[PrueM]

Hi Glen

I've moved your post from "Deciphering and Recognition Help" to "Photograph Restoration and Dating", and hopefully some more of our experts will see it and help you out.

For mine, I'd put this in the late 1860s (hair pulled back fully behind the ears, skirt fullness to the back rather than all around, plain (relatively unembellished) dress, very austere setting with tighter framing than earlier in the 60s).  The cardstock is typical early-mid 60s in design (see http://www.rogerco.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/time/back60.htm).

Cheers
Prue

[Flattybasher9]

Just a little more info:-
He is reported to have married a Margaret Murray in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, June 1884 and died in 1895 at Rose Cottage, Westfiled, Sussex.

Regards

Malky

[jim1]

Agree with Prue only I would put it closer to mid 1860's as she still has the full crinoline which went out of fashion late 60's.

jim