cabinet photograph

Charles Mitchell

Summary

Full length family group portrait of a man, woman, 2 boys, a girl, a small child and a baby. Indoor studio portrait with a painted backdrop of iron gates and flowers with a drape to the right and a painted screen with birds and a floral motif. The 2 boys are wearing traditional scottish kilts with sporans and short dark velvet jackets with handkerchiefs and brass buttons. Worn with turned down collars and bowties, and long dark socks with black learther shoes with straps. The small child is wearing a sailor type suit with a pleated skirt and buttoned up leather boots. The girl behind has long wavy hair worn half up with a white ribbon, she is wearing a long white empire line pleated dress with a standing lace collar, full length sleeves with pintucks on the sleeves and bodice centre front. The man is seated, he has receding hair and a full, tweaked moustache, he is wearing a dark wool suit, pocketwatch, turned down collar with spotted necktie and buttoned up black leather boots. The woman is seated, she has centre parted hair worn in a chignon and she is wearing a dark silk satin dress with a white lace collar and front bodice and full length fitted sleeves with ruched trim. The baby is in her arms wearing a long white cotton dress with a round frill collar and elbow length loose sleeves with a frill cuff.