Opinions please

[Breckland Jane]

What date and how old do you think this lady was please?

[Joan of Archives]

Hi Jane

I'm not great on ages but she looks like she's in her early to mid fifties to me. Looking at her dress could it have been taken in the late 1870's/early 1880's ?

[Richard]

I'd say 55-65.

[Breckland Jane]

Thank you for your replies. I thought she looked about 50 but I was hoping the photo would have been taken quite a lot later than 1880. I'm not at all sure she is who I was hoping for now.

Jane

[Rachel Scand]

I'd say her hairdo is later than the 1880s but what we can see of her dress is confusing and seems as if it's from an earlier period

Hopefully Barbara and Don will appear in time and sort it out

Her glasses are timeless, so no help there as regards date

[Just Barbara]

Hi, I suspect your lady dates from the early years of the 20th century, 1900 to 1910, if you google fashions for this period you will see that what you can see of her outfit would fit nicely into that period, also her hair do is just asking for a big hat plonked on top...:D And unless the photographer has been doing a bit of airbrushing I think her grey hair belies the fact she is not that old, certainly no more than early 50s maybe even earlier.....nice photo...

[Breckland Jane]

Many thanks Barbara, that fits in exactly with what I'd hoped for. The lady in question (if indeed it is her) was born 1854.

Jane

[brenmac]

45/50 brenda xxx