cabinet photograph

Summary

Full length group portrait of 2 men and 3 young women all seated in front of a plain studio backdrop. The men have wavy side parted hair and a chin beard and moustache and they are both wearing dark wool lounge suits with turned down white collars and black silk cravats. The 2 younger women have centre parted long hair woirn up and they are bothe wearing identical black velvet dresses with full length loose sleeves, long bodices extending below the hips with a silk ribbon border and white frill neck scarves and standing collars. They are wearing full skirts with gathered bustles. the woman on the right has side parted hair worn up and she is wearing a dark wool dress with a fitted bodice with a white winged collar underneath with centre front buttons and black velvet trim down the centre front and sleeve cuffs. She has full length fitted sleeves and she is wearing a flounced skirt with 2 rows of pleats above the hem and bands of black velvet trim.