cabinet photograph

C J Gearing & Co

Summary

A studio portrait of a woman in an indoor setting. She is wearing a black silk and crape gown, most likely a mourning dress. The dress has a ruffled lace collar, pleats and buttons down the centre of the bodice, and lace pleated sleeve cuffs. The topskirt is trimmed in black floral lace, and the underskirt is of pleated silk. She is sitting on a velvet upholstered chair with her left elbow resting on a desk while the other hand is holding a book in her lap.