cabinet photograph

Summary

Full length portrait of a seated woman wearing mourning dress. Outdoor scene with a white brick wall with leaves growing up it and a small row of plants. The woman is seated on a low wicker chair with her head bowed looking at a letter. She wears her hair pinned back with side ringlets under a black and white gathered cap. She is wearing a black wool and crape dress with a pleated bodice, centre front buttons, round neck with white frill standing collar and brooch and a gathered skirt with a pleated hem and a crape band. She wears a fine black lace shawl around her shoulders.