I spoke to the charity shop manager about the image. She told me she had taken it apart. And she couldn’t remember if there was anything written...
Thanks @Debora . Ancestry trees have Emma’s birthdate as 1803 or 1804, but it’s based on census data. I haven’t found a birth record yet.
I think you are right! Still a lot to confirm, but there’s a marriage in 1827 between John Peacock Byde and Emma Robinson… thanks!
@2manybooks I’m extremely grateful to you for sharing this information! To my eye, and looking at the image directly, the uncoloured areas appear...
@2manybooks thanks again, this is fascinating information… I’ve been taking a closer look at the snaps I took while the glass was off, and you...
Thanks again. I’m honestly not going to touch it now, after first checking it out! And I don’t want the label to fall off… I’ve put it away and...
Thanks @Debora … I’m familiar with Mayall but not with the techniques he might have used. I love those images on the Getty pages!
Here’s the full image without the frame/glass. The paint is crackled (oil? varnish?) and the original colour was protected under the oval frame....
@2manybooks Thanks for that. And you’re right it could be that the photo and the case don’t belong together, I hadn’t really considered that....
I came across this today - the case measures 6.5 x 5.5 inches when closed. While looking at it the glass fell out. I wasn’t intending to take it...
I’ve done some more research and perhaps it was worn at the belt? Quite old? I noticed the green verdigris, but there’s pink as well and I’m...
Wondering if anyone can tell me anything about this brooch? Pretty sure it was my grandmother’s, it’s quite large and feels somewhat flimsy. I’ve...
That’s awful @komokwa . Some people are just out for what they can get so yes, you do have to be careful not to be taken advantage of. I’ve had a...
I have a Wordpress blog that I post to, some photos and enough history that would come up in a search engine, and I’ve had people message me...
I love to do this too, time permitting… I hate to see family photographs and other documents split up, so buy it if I can if only to keep it...
The script is beautiful @sabre123, and looks like a young person practicing their penmanship ☺️.
I’m planning to research them & possibly post online - amazing to think that some of the people were born in the mid 1700s!
Yes, farm workers I think, it’s a rural area. And I imagine they were quite insulated from the War which is probably why it’s not mentioned much...
Oops, forgot the diary entry! [ATTACH]
Just thought I’d share my latest finds. Two old ledgers I picked up at a market (UK) this weekend. They may be related to one another, I don’t...
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