cabinet photograph

John Edwards

Summary

3/4 length studio portrait of a seated young woman with a small child. The woman has combed back hair worn in a plaited chignon and she wears a dark wool day dress with a fitted bodice and long narrow sleeves. Her bodice has a high round neck with a white frill, buttons down the centre front and a panel of embroidery down the centre front There are 2 separate shoulder panels that attach at the waist and a full skirt with a deep embroidered hem. She is seated on a grand high back chair with wood carving and velvet upholster. The woman is holding the small child who is dressed in a short sleeved white dress with lace and a contrasting wide ribbon around the waist, tied at the back. The child is wearing white stockings and no shoes. painted studio backdrop.