Great grandma’s Christening dress

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Superb painting Marjorie, Well done

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Wed 03 May 18:12:20

Beautifully done.

Posted by Chris Scott on Wed 03 May 18:24:57

Ah! Very well done, Marjorie! A difficult subject.

Posted by Peter Robinson on Wed 03 May 18:49:44

Wow what a beautiful dress and so well painted and shown with the flowers and chair. I’m not surprised you keep it packed away. It must be very precious to you.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Wed 03 May 18:53:39

What a beautiful old dress and you have done a beautiful painting of it.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 03 May 18:54:32

Thank you all for the comments. I remember dressing up in this and playing…can you believe it! I repaired it recently ( a bit of darning and gently pulling together). I look at it sometimes and can’t believe how old it is.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 03 May 19:13:13

A beautiful heirloom and piece of social history……what a treasure Marjorie. Love the soft light and shadows.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 03 May 19:23:26

Wow! The fabric looks amazing

Posted by Helen Martell on Wed 03 May 19:32:28

I have my great grandma’s bread tin…. Not sure it would make a great painting though!

Posted by Helen Martell on Wed 03 May 19:33:52

Beautifully painted, Marjorie.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Wed 03 May 20:26:11

What a lovely thing to own and it's a wonderful painting Marjorie!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Wed 03 May 20:45:19

Having just said it's a wonderful painting, I want to add I am absolutely in awe of how you have painted the dress!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Wed 03 May 20:47:26

Thanks very much Helen, Fiona, Diane and Jenny!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 03 May 21:19:38

This is so beautiful, I love it.!!

Posted by valerie harper on Wed 03 May 22:04:28

Beautifully composed and painted. This work has the 'wow' factor.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Thu 04 May 05:23:13

A beautiful painting.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Thu 04 May 05:41:09

This is a stunning painting Marjorie, every single element is top notch

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 04 May 06:51:10

Lovely story and painting, Marjorie. Good result.

Posted by Coral Pastor Caparrós on Thu 04 May 07:04:01

Love this, beautifully painted Marjorie.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 04 May 07:54:50

Superb Marjorie. So many colours in white!

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Thu 04 May 08:44:12

Very well painted.

Posted by Peter Smith on Thu 04 May 09:19:03

Beautiful painting

Posted by anne cooper on Thu 04 May 14:39:30

A beautiful painting Marjorie!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 04 May 15:08:07

Beautifully painted Marjorie and interesting to hear the story behind it.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 04 May 16:33:22

Ahh so beautiful Marjorie, a great painting.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 04 May 17:48:10

This is so beautiful, absolutely stunning!

Posted by Romila Datta on Thu 04 May 19:30:09

Splendid work Marjorie. Your attention to detail is wonderful.

Posted by Michael Mcmanus on Thu 04 May 19:53:59

This is so lovely, Mark oriental, thanks for sharing, Good work!

Posted by Kate Nicol on Thu 04 May 21:21:51

What a fantastic tribute to your ancestor's skill and creativity. Lovely story and picture

Posted by Kate Nicol on Fri 05 May 06:33:07

Superb!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Fri 05 May 08:05:34

That is so beautiful Marjorie, exquisite detailing on the fabric.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Fri 05 May 16:33:38

Thank you so much everyone for the lovely supportive comments - this one was rejected by TALP.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Fri 05 May 17:31:49

That’s so beautiful ! I love the description of the delicate material . The light is wonderful

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Mon 08 May 15:09:35

Thanks Diana - I did have another accepted😁

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Mon 08 May 16:49:13

What a beautiful painting. The dress detail is amazing.

Posted by Lynda Green on Thu 11 May 10:02:14

Have just seen this. It's beautiful!

Posted by xxFionaxx xxBellxx on Thu 11 May 10:35:42

Thank you Lynda and Fiona - you trawled back a long way!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Thu 11 May 17:40:08

Just incredible - and even more effective in real life!

Posted by Janet Moloney on Wed 31 May 07:24:14

Hang on Studio Wall

03/05/2023

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She came to England from Denmark in the 1860’s. I have this dress which she made by hand, It’s now very fragile and I store it away from the light. 60”x60” on linen canvas

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Marjorie Firth

Still Life, seascapes and portraits are my favourite subjects. I paint whatever takes my fancy, am self-taught and, from time to time, attend short courses. I paint in a variety of media, oils are my favourite. I enjoy the challenge of entering the monthly POL competitions and have exhibited 5 times…

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