ambrotype photograph

Summary

Eight seated figures on pebble beach, with one figure standing behind part of the group (?). The woman behind the group has a long dark dress details obscured. The group consists of four women seated in a row, with four children in front of them. Two of the women hold black umbrellas to shade the party. 1) Young woman in long sleeved dark dress with white collar and cuffs, smoothly brushed hair, tied at back of head. 2) Woman wearing black broad rimmed straw hat, wearing black bodice with double breasted buttoned front, long light coloured striped skirt. 3) Woman with black bodice, white ruff type collar with small round white brooch. Her hat is black, with white ostrich feathers, long striped skirt. 4) Woman in long white dress with pleated skirt, black neck piece. 5) Girl approximately 10 years of age, wearing straw hat with dark ribbon, loose hair, white bodice and knee length skirt, barefooted, dark ribbon around the neck, knotted mid bodice. She is carrying a spade. 6) Girl aged six years with long loose hair, straw hat with dark ribbon, white knee length dress. Dark stockings and shoes. She wears a dark ribbon knotted at the neck. 7) Baby sitting on woman's lap, white bonnet and coat. 8) Child, approximately three years of age, white bonnet. Dark dress, stockings and shoes.