I am oft out at the moment taking the hoofed one to school and will have a better look at this when I get back, but is there any indication who the photographer was Danny as that may help in the dating. For a starter I would suggest a quick date of somewhere between 1885 and 1893 and that the woman does appear to be in full mourning at first glance, like I say I will have a better look on my return.
Danny, I have had a good look at the image and will stay with my suggested date line of 1885 to 1893. Going by the woman's hair style this would fit in with the date period as would the wearing of the mantle across her upper body, she does appear to be in full mouring with the skirt, bodice, mantle, hat, gloves and brolly all being black with no break in the colour save for the mantle chain and fastener which would indicate the first twelve month of mourning. The male is even harder to date (as is often the case) as many men tend to hang on to clothing that they are at ease with and like so he could be either fully up to date in the fashion trend (if he was like that) or he could, as is often the case, a good year or so behind the latest fashion of the day. The wearing of the Bowler, his clean shaven appearce other than his full moustache would also fit, as would the wearing of a winged collar to his shirt, under which his neck tie is formed into a four in hand style with a broad knot.
Her eyes don't seem to have any pupils in the photograph and I did wonder if the photo was a memento mori, but I would love to see the other photo if possible...
Danny, in the 19th century a popular method of commemorating the dead was to have their photo taken after they were deceased. Mostly these were children, but adults were sometimes dressed and posed..........
If you go on ancestry and search for Julia Parsons born 1877 in walsall and died 1934 in Birmingham you will come up with a few tree's with her in and on some of them they have photos.
I would do it but I dont get my Ancestry back untill friday.
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