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Could someone help me date this portrait please? Gillespie / Hall family
« on: Friday 13 October 17 05:18 BST (UK) »
I have recently inherited this portrait and no family member has any idea who she is. I'm hoping someone here can help me with the date, based on her clothes and hairstyle. If I can guess her age and know the date it should help identify her.

It is painted on what appears to be opaque glass and the little tacks that we pulled out of the frame looked like little horseshoe nails. I was hoping there were some details on the back, but nothing was there.

She would have been part of the Gillespie / Hall family from Kingower / Inglewood in Victoria Australia.

I appreciate any assistance.

Liz

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Re: Could someone help me date this portrait please? Gillespie / Hall family
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 14 October 17 01:10 BST (UK) »
Liz, I’m no expert, so mainly posting this to move it up the board and hopefully catch the eye of an expert.

To help them, could you post images of the whole portrait (showing the edges) - front and back (even if there’s there’s nothing on it sometimes it provides clues) and give measurements of the portrait.

Cheers,
Peter.
Convicts: COSIER (1791); LEADBEATER (1791); SINGLETON (& PARKINSON) (1792); STROUD (1793); BARNES (aka SYDNEY) (1800); DAVIS (1804); CLARK (1806); TYLER (1810); COWEN (1818); ADAMS[ON] (1821); SMITH (1827); WHYBURN (1827); HARBORNE (1828).
Commoners: DOUGAN (1844); FORD (1849); JOHNSTON (1850); BEATTIE (& LONG) (1856); BRICKLEY (1883).
Outlaws: MCGREGOR (1883) & ass. clans, Glasgow, Glenquaich, Glenalmond and Glengyle.

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Re: Could someone help me date this portrait please? Gillespie / Hall family
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 14 October 17 05:46 BST (UK) »
Thanks Peter,

As requested here is a photo of the whole portrait, both front and back. It measures 30cm H and 25 cm W, or if preferred 12 inches x 10 inches.

Liz

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Re: Could someone help me date this portrait please? Gillespie / Hall family
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 14 October 17 17:16 BST (UK) »
It's an enlargement of a photograph that's been over-sketched to bring out the detail.
The textured grey mount was used from the early 1900's.
Not much to date really except to say large collars were a late Edwardian style but could be anytime up to around 1920.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: Could someone help me date this portrait please? Gillespie / Hall family
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 14 October 17 21:30 BST (UK) »
Thank you, That is a help. I'll check out my family tree for members of that age around that era.

A good start.

Liz

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Re: Could someone help me date this portrait please? Gillespie / Hall family
« Reply #5 on: Monday 16 October 17 11:20 BST (UK) »
A mild makeover for the mystery woman.
Cheers, Peter.
Convicts: COSIER (1791); LEADBEATER (1791); SINGLETON (& PARKINSON) (1792); STROUD (1793); BARNES (aka SYDNEY) (1800); DAVIS (1804); CLARK (1806); TYLER (1810); COWEN (1818); ADAMS[ON] (1821); SMITH (1827); WHYBURN (1827); HARBORNE (1828).
Commoners: DOUGAN (1844); FORD (1849); JOHNSTON (1850); BEATTIE (& LONG) (1856); BRICKLEY (1883).
Outlaws: MCGREGOR (1883) & ass. clans, Glasgow, Glenquaich, Glenalmond and Glengyle.

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Re: Could someone help me date this portrait please? Gillespie / Hall family
« Reply #6 on: Monday 16 October 17 22:25 BST (UK) »
Wow, that looks so much better. Thank you

Liz

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Re: Could someone help me date this portrait please? Gillespie / Hall family
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 25 October 17 06:39 BST (UK) »
Just Color attempt

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Re: Could someone help me date this portrait please? Gillespie / Hall family
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 26 October 17 01:12 BST (UK) »
Thank you. Much appreciated.