Please help with date, social status. Gray, England.

[brooksburns]

I would appreciate any advice about when and where this photograph may have been taken, the social status / job of the subject, and their approximate age in the image.  I imagine some of you may have knowledge about the trends in clothing, furniture, photography techniques, etc in order to help answer these questions, so that's why I am asking.  Thank you very much in advance for any and all your contributions.

For the purposes of etiquette: Surname believed to be GRAY; country believed to be England.  However, I'm trying to identify the person, so you can consider all metadata to be unknown!

Thanks again

BB

[Treetotal]

I would say it was an 1880s image. It could be an engagement photo as she is displaying her left hand, the image isn't clear enough to a ring though. I would say that she was in her 20s. It would have been taken in a studio, but as there is no named photographer it would be impossible to say where.

Carol

[jim1]

Carol's going to fall out with me in a minute, this is 1870's &
I would suggest mid-late decade.
There might be a wedding ring just detectable & left hand over right
was a typical pose for a married woman.

[Treetotal]

Well.....my dating books have yet to be unpacked after moving, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. 
Jim.....fall out, nah! you taught me everything I know about dating, but, I must find those books. We still have about 5 more boxes left in the loft., fortunately, I labelled the boxes 
Carol

[jim1]

If you find a box with needle & thread maybe you
can fix the hem of her skirt.

[Gadget]

Just found a similar dated 1877-1880. Does that sound a compromise 

I'd say her age is early 20s and  she looks sad.

Gadget

[jim1]

Sad because she's ripped her frock.

[Treetotal]

Sad because she's ripped her frock.

...and it was borrowed 

Carol

[jim1]

They'll be tears before bedtime that's for sure.