cabinet photograph

Summary

Full length portrait of 2 women wearing outdoor dress. Outdoor scene with hedgerow and grass lawn. Both women are seated, the woman on the left has curly hair worn in a twisted chignon, she is wearing a light cotton day dress with a fitted bodice, standing collar, full length fitted sleeves and centre front covered buttons. She is wearing a flower pin and a full skirt with a gathered bustle. Worn with buttoned up leather boots. The woman beside her wears her hair in a chignon with a large straw hat with white ribbon and black net trim. She is wearing a white cotton dress with a standing collar and a black wool tailored double breasted coat with a white flower pin. Worn with a flounced skirt with a scalloped hem and leather boots. Written on the front "Sept : 4 : 87"