cabinet photograph

Lambert Partington

Summary

Full length portrait of a woman, man and an infant. the woman wears her hair in a chignon with a full finge of small curls, she is wearing a wool dress with a fitted bodice and full length sleeves with full gathers at the sleeve head. Her bodice and cuffs are decorated with white braid. The man has receding hair and a full moustache, he is wearing a formal dark wool suit with a standing collar, spotted bow tie and a handkerchief in his top pocket. The infant is seated on a fur throw and wearing a white cotton dress with an open work scalloped hem, a round neck and short sleeves. Worn with white shoes. painted studio backdrop with faint clouds and plants.