Dating old photo of Rose and Lily Hardy

[Pelican]

Can anyone please tell me the date of this lovely old photo. It is of my grandmother in law and her daughter, my dear mother in law.

[jim1]

You'll notice the calf length skirt of the girl which suggests an age of around 16/17.
As for a date I would suggest around 1910.
Hope it works out.

[Pelican]

Thank you very much, Jim1. 1910 would be the year that my mother in law was 17. So that seems to be a pretty accurate idea of the date putting those ideas together. My mother in law looks about that age doesn't she, still quite young.

It seems to be a studio portrait, these were usually special occasion photos. Wonder why that one was taken. No special occasions as I can see anywhere in the family that year.

Putting the hair up was pretty special in those days, but my mother in law is wearing a hat. So not that.

I do not have the studio name and address, my photo is a copy. Would have been taken on the Isle of Wight, I would think, that is where they were living.

Maybe it was a mother/daughter moment.

[jim1]

By 1910 photography had been around a long time so photos weren't always
taken just for special occasions.

[tomkin]

             I think Jim has got it spot on

            look half way down for a 1910 teen

         https://witness2fashion.wordpress.com/tag/hats-for-teens-1910s-edwardian/

[John-76]

A copy with some minor cleaning.

[Treetotal]

A clean up for you.
Carol

[Pelican]

Thank you tomkin, that confirms it definitely.

I love those old big hats, always did. When I was a teen they had become small. Look at the photos now and have a laugh, but my cousin and I thought we were the bees knees then!!

Thank you both, John-76 and Treetotal for the clean up, that was very kind, most appreciated.

You are right Jim1 perhaps it was not a special occasion. Or maybe my mother in law was just 17 and had her first nearly grown up/teen hat, a mother and daughter moment. Lovely thought.

[tomkin]

                      "  Thank you tomkin, that confirms it definitely. "

               I wear a flat cap that size