cabinet photograph

R F Barnes's Studio 1856

Summary

Full length vignette portrait of a woman, a small girl, 2 boys and a man. Family portrait taken in front of a painted backdrop with trees. The woman is seated with the small girl, she wears her hair in a chignon and she is wearing a dark silk dress with leg of mutton sleeves with black lace trim, high collar and a full, gored skirt. The girl is wearing a knee length white cotton dress with a scalloped open work hem, puffed full length sleeves, a high neck, squared collar and a contrasting sash ribbon round her waist. Worn with white stockings and leather shoes with ankle straps.The boys are wearing checked 3 piece suits with knee length trousers, wide turned down collar, black neck bows and black stockings with lace up leather shoes. The boy in the middle is holding a model boat and the other is holding a tennis racket. The man is wearing a dark wool, knee length double breasted coat with waistcoat and trousers. Worn with a winged collar, black neck tie tied in a knot and a pocketwatch.