tintype photograph

Summary

Both girls are seated on the edge of a step, on a beach. The older girl, on the left, is aged about seven to eight years old. She wears a large dark straw hat, and has dark curly hair. She wears a light checked long sleeved cotton dress with a very large collar. The dress buttons down the front, and ends in a broad frill. Round the waist she wears a very broad black sash, and a large black bow at the neck. She wears dark socks, and boots that, button up to mid calf. The younger girl is aged about two years old. She wears a large fancy white bonnet; a white long sleeved dress, gathered at the waist, with a large round lace collar. A striped underskirt is visible under the white dress. The little girl has her hand on a small tin bucket; the older girl as a spade in one hand, and a bucket at her feet.