cabinet photograph

W & J Stuart

Summary

Full length portrait of 2 women wearing outdoor dress. Painted studio backdrop of an outdoor scene with trees and a mock stone gate. The woman on the left is standing behind the gate, she wears her hair in a chignon and she is wearing a small checked cotton day dress with full length fitted sleeves and a black velvet centre front insert with a standing collar. Her cuffs are trimmed with black velvet and she is wearing a pin at her neck, a pearl necklace and a gathered skirt. She is holding a straw hat with ribbon bow trim. The other women is seated in front of the gate on a mock stone, she wears her hair in a chignon and she is wearing a dark wool day dress with an apron front fitted bodice, full length fitted sleeves, a black velvet standing collar and pin, velvet trim cuffs and a pleated underskirt. She is holding a cream parasol with lace trim and there is a straw hat with velvet trim beside her feet.