cabinet photograph

Jas Russell & Sons 1852

Summary

3/4 length portrait of a seated woman with a small child. Vignette. The woman has centre parted hair worn in a chignon. She is wearing a long sleeved fitted wool dress with a high neck and a white standing collar. She has a long fitted bodice with buttons down the centre front and a checked trim around the cuff, centre front and pleated skirt inserts. She has a silk necktie tied in a bow and a chain around her neck. The child is seated on a fur throw, she is wearing a short sleeved long dress with made up bows at the sleeves. She has a striped ribbon tied round her waist and she is holding a doll. She has a short fringe and a ribbon around her head. Plain studio backdrop.