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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: Christianmpoulsen on Friday 06 May 22 09:11 BST (UK)
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This is a watercolour supposedly of my x3 great grandfather when he was 4, dated 1849
I know boys wore gowns etc, but everything about this photo to me looks like a girl; could it be a boy and is his clothing usual for the time? What could the box be?
Thanks, Christian
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Unless he is wearing fancy dress, then I am sure that this is a girl - the bonnet. :)
No idea about the box.
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It's never easy to ascertain whether it's a boy or girl, but I think it could be a boy. Girls had a centre parting and boys had a side parting. The item could be a family photo album.
Take a look here:
http://www.vastpublicindifference.com/2009/08/boy-or-girl-public-service-announcement.html
Carol
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https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/03/20/breeching-boys/?safari=1
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Interesting
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For comparison, this would have been painted in about 1840. The boy was born in 1838.
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Could the box be a book?
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Could the box be a book?
My thoughts too. Maybe a bible?
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Unless he is wearing fancy dress, then I am sure that this is a girl - the bonnet. :)
No idea about the box.
Yes, the bonnet did it for me, and the necklace!
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It's never easy to ascertain whether it's a boy or girl, but I think it could be a boy. Girls had a centre parting and boys had a side parting. The item could be a family photo album.
Take a look here:
http://www.vastpublicindifference.com/2009/08/boy-or-girl-public-service-announcement.html
Carol
Thanks Carol, that’s really helpful
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https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/03/20/breeching-boys/?safari=1
Thank you
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Could the box be a book?
It could be couldn’t it. Is there some writing on the cover? My x3 great grandfather was called Darius, could it say that sideways?
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Yes, I didn’t know this was the case around that time!
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Could the box be a book?
My thoughts too. Maybe a bible?
It could be. I’m now wondering if there is lettering on the front spelling his name, ‘Darius’ what do you think?
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The box could be either a musical box or a jewellery box.
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If it's a book I don't think there's any lettering on it. The focus of the painting is presumably the child, any obvious words on the book would divert the focus.