Elizabeth Crossley, possible clean up of photo WRY Crossley

[Claire64]

Elizabeth Crossley, my great-grandmother, 1851-1929, mother of at least 4 illegitimate children (none of whom she brought up herself), , in trouble for concealing the birth and death of a child, avoider of all things official all her life, with the exception of appearing on the electoral roll for several years after her death! General all-round mystery who refuses to let me find out anything about her!!! (and wearing a wedding ring here, even though she never married). I think I might try a seance next...
Date?  Clean up photo? any thoughts at all on this mystery woman I've been chasing all my life!

[jim1]

Datewise 1890 +/- a year.

[Treetotal]

Here you go Claire...what an intriguing lady 
Carol

[Gadget]

Lovely restore, Carol 

I took the liberty of doing a head and shoulders and a bit of this and that.....


Gadget

[Treetotal]

Thanks Gadget  I like what you have done with it.
Carol

[Gadget]

Thanks 

I was doing some 'arty' effects on some pics that I'd taken so when I cleaned this one up, I decided to try some old camera/printing effects. This one was using Nik Software, Silver Effects:

https://nikcollection.dxo.com/

I've had the collection when they were owned by Nik but they seem to have gone to dxo via Google.

[Treetotal]

Yes it can produce some good effects, you told me about this some time ago and I use it from time to time 
Carol

[Trishanne]

This lady certainly has quite a history.
Pat

[Claire64]

Many thanks for the restores, it's amazing what you can do!  Someone on our local forum was wondering about the prop; I assumed a chair arm, someone mentioned a prayer stool (I find that unlikely! but you never know).