Photo of 3 sisters

[MichaelJJ]

I would appreciate RC memebers help in dating the attached photo.
I believe the photo may be from around the mid 1850s - possibly taken in Ireland and shows three sisters OR two daughters with mother (in centre). The photo shows no other identifying marks or features (front and back).
Thank you.

Michael

[mahalia]

Gave it a bit of a quick clean for you

Cheers

Maureen

[garydevine]

Hi,

I would say three sister. definatly not 1850's, i would say mid 1880's, looks like theyve got a big bustle at the back of their dresses and it was round about the mid 1880'd that larger bustles began to develop, also ther shoulders would start to get larger and they dont seem too.

Gary

[MichaelJJ]

Hi maureen
Many thanks for the clean - certainly brings the photo to life.
How did you achieve the full figure of the woman at the left? Is it the right half superimposed to make a left half?
Maureen is a lovely name (my wife is a Maureen)

Hi Gary
Thank you for your comments - I believe you are on the mark.
It has always been difficult to place names and the period to the photo.
I had originally thought the photo was of a mother and two daughters with the photo sent about 1855-1856 as a memento from Ireland to an older daughter who had migrated to Australia.
The three White sisters/daughters migrated to Australia at different times (Mary 1854, Catherine 1857 and Margaret 1865).
I would now believe the photo is of the three sisters taken in Australia - possibly between 1871 (the year the younger sister married) and 1883 (the year the older sister died).
Thanks once again.

Michael