Featured Beautiful 1920s portrait, couple?

Discussion in 'Ephemera and Photographs' started by spartcom5, May 15, 2020.

  1. spartcom5

    spartcom5 Well-Known Member

    I was lucky enough to find this beautiful 1920s portrait for a good price. I love the outfits on these two!!!! Do you all think they were a couple or perhaps brother and sister? What piece of jewlery is the girl wearing that's hanging down her neck?
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  2. smallaxe

    smallaxe Well-Known Member

    It looks like strings of beads.
     
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  3. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Looks to me like a loom beaded necklace, she may have even made it herself...

    ~Cheryl
     
  4. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Yes, loomed bead necklace. And, given snub vs. hook nose, a couple I'd think.

    Debora

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  5. smallaxe

    smallaxe Well-Known Member

    The reason I thought more strings of beads is because they seem to be strung along the warp. Maybe its a combination - the square design strung on weft, and in between strung on the warp as strings of beads.

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  6. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    You've good eyes. More like this then.

    Debora

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  7. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member


    Ahhh, but done on a loom regardless - popular craft...

    ~Cheryl
     
  8. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

  9. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    OK, LADIES & GENTS, I HOPE YOU'VE PLACED YOUR BETS......'CUZ HERE COME THE RESULTS OF YOUR QUESTIONS......STRINGS OF BEADS OR BEADS DONE ON A LOOM.....WARP OR WEFT...........THE 64 MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION????? AND.....
    YOU GET TO BE THE JUDGE..............'cuz I 'ain't a 'beader!!!!!:joyful::joyful::joyful::joyful::joyful::joyful::joyful::joyful:

    STRUNG BEADS-gigapixel-scale-3_50x.jpg but you have to tell me......!!!
     
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  10. patd8643

    patd8643 Well-Known Member

    That hat is fabulous!
     
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  11. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    As a former beader, I collected antique beadwork and have a necklace very similar to the one posted by Debora
     
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  12. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

  13. spartcom5

    spartcom5 Well-Known Member

    Argh! As with all things paper you run the risk of mold. Well this was no exception... When the sun comes out I may try to treat them. The exterior case is fine it's just on the back of the actual images. I will wipe them down with isopropyl alcohol, let them sit in the sun, and then vacuum them off and see what I end up with. Would you all throw them out? Or keep them?
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  14. spartcom5

    spartcom5 Well-Known Member

    Anyone? On one hand I love the images but on the other hand I hate mold. I'd hate to get rid of them...
     
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  15. patd8643

    patd8643 Well-Known Member

    Clean them up. They'll be fine.
     
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  16. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    I would keep them unless after cleanup I saw it coming back...
     
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  17. spartcom5

    spartcom5 Well-Known Member

    I cleaned them and they no longer smell at all. Some of it brushed off and I gave them a wipe down in isopropyl alcohol and let them sit in the sun for about an hour. I may repeat the process once more. I will also vacuum them and take an eraser to them to clean up the staining. A paper conservator told me to use a high quality eraser and it can lift up some of the staining.
     
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