cabinet photograph

Clarke & Co

Summary

Full length group portrait of a woman with 2 boys. Family portrait. The woman's hair is worn in a chignon with a fringe of small curls, she is seated between the 2 boys and she is wearing a day dress with a fitted bodice, boned darts and a high round neck with a draped overskirt. Her bodice has a panel of small pleats down the centre front and full length fitted sleeves with small kick up pleats at the shoulder seam. Her skirt has wide pleats with small rows of horizontal pleats above the hem. She is wearing lace up leather boots. The 2 young boys are wearing corduroy suits with knee length trousers, black stockings and lace up leather ankle boots. The seated boy is holding a straw boater hat and the standing boy is holding a bowler hat. Painted studio backdrop of an outdoor scene with trees and foliage. The family are seated on a mock wall and tree stump with grass on the floor.