cabinet photograph

John Edwards

Summary

3/4 length portrait of a women standing in a doorway against an interior papered wall with a printed drape to the right and a plant to the left. She has a fringe of small curls and she is wearing a bonnet with pleated lace trim around the brim and black flowers and white lace at the crown. Her bonnet is tied under her chin with white lace ties and she is wearing a small checked (gingham) day dress with full length fitted sleeves and a fitted bodice with a small belted waist smocked below the belt over the hips. Her bodice has centre front covered burrons and her skirt is made up of scalloped lace and checked silk.