Jayne Shrimpton

Jayne Shrimpton is a professional fashion historian and internationally-known 'photo detective' with a MA degree from the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. A former Curator at the Heinz Archive and Library, National Portrait Gallery, London, she is an independent image consultant, toon meer speaker, author and magazine columnist, working primarily in the family history arena. She dates photographs at public events and advises on celebrity photographs, also appearing on-screen for BBC TV programme Who Do You Think You Are? Her books include Family Photographs and How to Date Them, British Working Dress, Victorian Fashion and Tracing Your Ancestors through Family Photographs. toon minder