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Title: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Monday 16 April 12 19:24 BST (UK)
Another mystery photo for your expert consideration please. Again - a date and a reason for the date would be perfect.

Mike
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Monday 16 April 12 19:25 BST (UK)
At least there's a name on this one, but whether Rita is the daughter or the mother is still to be discovered.
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 18 April 12 16:45 BST (UK)
Hi Mike...You have some lovely photos...I would say the name refers to the child...this will bring it back up the board and to the attention of the daters.
Carol
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 18 April 12 16:58 BST (UK)
Same date as the others for pretty much the same reason,dress & hairstyle.The child has a new fashion trend just emerging pre war.Her dress has a sash just above hip level,by 1915ish this sash travelled south & was right at hip level.
jim
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Wednesday 18 April 12 17:16 BST (UK)
Superb - thanks yet again Jim, and especially for the all important details.

Mike



Carol - thanks for the bump!
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 18 April 12 18:28 BST (UK)
I would say the girl was around 6 years old so maybe you are looking for a Rita born 1899ish.
Really lovely photos and well heeled family 8)
Carol
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Lydart on Wednesday 18 April 12 18:38 BST (UK)
The childs (?) book is interesting .... my children had books with holes for fingers to go through in the 1970's, but I didn't know childrens books pre WW1 had finger holes. 
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Wednesday 18 April 12 19:34 BST (UK)
I was interested in the book too. I wonder if they were common in that era.
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Lydart on Wednesday 18 April 12 19:37 BST (UK)
I wonder if we have someone on RC who would know ??    Prue maybe ??
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: PrueM on Wednesday 18 April 12 22:05 BST (UK)
You called? ;D

I have to say I've never seen anything like that book - except for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and it ain't that  :)  Intriguing!
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Lydart on Thursday 19 April 12 09:28 BST (UK)
That's the one I was thinking of !   My kids loved it .... but it was 1970's, not Edwardian !

Do we have any old book experts ? 
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: saddles on Thursday 19 April 12 10:22 BST (UK)
Hi Mike.......A restored colour version as per our recent discussion.

A beautiful photo I must say and I hope I have done it justice.

Carolyn  :)
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: JillMD on Friday 20 April 12 09:45 BST (UK)
Is everyone certain those are holes at the top of the pages? Could it be phases of the moon? Could it be a (child's?)garden/audubon type of book?
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: PrueM on Friday 20 April 12 10:48 BST (UK)
I'm not certain they're holes, but I'm pretty sure.  It looks like they're on the last page of the book which has printed circles where they could be seen through the holes if the book were shut. 
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Saturday 21 April 12 14:21 BST (UK)
Carolyn, those colours are exquisite. Great job.
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Friday 21 June 13 10:44 BST (UK)
Apologies for reviving one of my old threads but I may have found out who these people are. I have a potential Marguerite Mary Hulse, born 1907. Given that this photo was dated 1912-1914, could the little girl, Rita, be in the 5- 7 year old age bracket?
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Tuesday 21 October 14 23:12 BST (UK)
I am now in email contact with this little girl's first cousin twice removed!

Mike

Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Treetotal on Tuesday 21 October 14 23:22 BST (UK)
Wow....great news  8) Mike...thanks for the update....had she seen the photo before?
Carol
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Wednesday 22 October 14 08:11 BST (UK)
Nope. I'm hoping that between us we can work out who some of the other mystery people in the collection are.
It's all rather exciting.
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Wednesday 22 October 14 08:12 BST (UK)
Quote from: Treetotal on Tuesday 21 October 14 23:22 BST (UK)
Wow....great news  8) Mike...thanks for the update....had she seen the photo before?
Carol
Are you psychic or was that a 50/50 lucky guess?
Title: Re: Mother and child - Edwardian
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 22 October 14 08:50 BST (UK)
Lucky guess Mike  ;D ;D
Carol