cabinet photograph

Summary

Full length group portrait of a man, woman and small girl. Family portrait. The woman has centre parted hair worn in a chignon, she is wearing a fitted tunic dress with an extended bodice fastening centre front with buttons to a high neck with a white lace standing collar. Her bodice extends over her hips with an open front, possibly trimmed with velvet at the sleeve head, cuffs and waist. She has fitted full length sleeves and a narrow skirt with a wide pleated apron front over a separate pleated skirt. The small girl is seated on a swing between the man and woman, she has a fringe and gentle curls and she is wearing a long sleeved velvet dress with a high neck and rows of pleats over a pleated satin skirt. She is wearing stockings and leather boots with buttons and a beaded necklace and she is holding a basket of flowers. The man has bushy side parted hair and a full beard and moustache, he is wearing a morning suit, pocketwatch and lace up leather shoes. He has a handkerchief in his top pocket. Painted studio backdrop of an outdoor scene with trees, a pillar and a mock wall.