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Can you put a smile on this lady's face?
« on: Sunday 12 June 05 20:20 BST (UK) »
   I wonder if you could have a go at restoring this photo for me.  I believe she is Caroline WOODFORD nee BECK born 1802.
   Could anyone hazard a guess as to the date of the photo, a glass ambrotype, I think.  I've looked at various photo sites but the clothes don't seem to match anything there.
   Many thanks
   bearkat
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: Can you put a smile on this lady's face?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 12 June 05 23:17 BST (UK) »
Hi Bearkat

Have you seen this link it could be 1854 or later. Most photo dating sites seem to start at 1860.

http://www.rogerco.freeserve.co.uk/type/ambrotype.htm

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Notts: Burrows, Comery, Foster, Beeson.
Derbys: Burrows, Comery, Smith  Lincs: King. 

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Re: Can you put a smile on this lady's face?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 12 June 05 23:28 BST (UK) »
Looks like 1850s.

http://www.acay.com.au/~gsm/1850s.html

Look through the photos until you find Godleys Ladys Book and go to the fashions of each month.

Jane
Notts: Burrows, Comery, Foster, Beeson.
Derbys: Burrows, Comery, Smith  Lincs: King. 

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Re: Can you put a smile on this lady's face?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 13 June 05 11:31 BST (UK) »

Haven't been able to put a smile on her face ----- or do ANYTHING with baby ------ but have tried to clean her up a bit for you.

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Re: Can you put a smile on this lady's face?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 13 June 05 17:22 BST (UK) »
Thank you for having a try.  She's looking much brighter.
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: Can you put a smile on this lady's face?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 13 June 05 17:26 BST (UK) »
I also think that is likely to have been taken in the 1850s.  Wondered when the inner frill of the bonnet went out of fashion.
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: Can you put a smile on this lady's face?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 13 June 05 19:18 BST (UK) »
Hi bearkat

Dunno about this?

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Re: Can you put a smile on this lady's face?
« Reply #7 on: Monday 13 June 05 19:28 BST (UK) »
Hi Ken,
  Doesn't she look amazing in colour.
   Good to see her without all the background scratches.
   Thanks
   bearkat
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: Can you put a smile on this lady's face?
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 14 June 05 03:56 BST (UK) »
I had a crack  at this one. First cleaned up the scratches and dirt. Then adjusted the over exposed area in the center of the Lady's chest area. then sharpened the baby's face and finally  applied neat image filter to remove noise.
Cleary, Doran, Boland, McCooey, McManus, O'brien, Martin, Savage, Wallis, McCollister, Wood.  (More to come soon)
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