When would you date this photo? (England)
Posted Feb 28, 2022, 11:10 PM UTC
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Because of the sleeves still having that "bow-legged-"look (I can't think of a good way to describe it but you see them from the 1860's all the way into the early 1880's), the general shape of the bodice, I'm thinking more late 1870's/early 1880's in the Natural Form era. Something similar to this
Edit: Forgive me all my grammar mistakes - I'm on night shift right now and...yeah.
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Seconded. The fuzzy bangs could be 1870s-1880s. And I found her same outfit on a photo from the 1880s! https://images.app.goo.gl/bAjU3U93DeaHpC1Y6
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Late 1870s-early 80s.
Do you know anything about the woman?
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I think she is my 2nd great grandmother, unfortunately I don’t know much more than that
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The frizzy bangs and sleeve/bodice shape are very Laura Ingalls Wilder so I’d guess 1880ish.
Laura’s Ma was a little shocked when Laura cut bangs and curled them by heating her slate pencil on the stove.
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14:37 pm, Tuesday , 1842
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Definitely not 1840s. The bodice and sleeve shape aren't even close.
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1880s
Definitely.