carte-de-visite photograph

J W Ramsden

Summary

Full-length studio portrait of a seated woman in an outdoor setting with a gravel floor. On the right-hand side of the scene, there is a wooden lattice fence placed in front of a plain, black background. The woman is seated on a wooden bench whose back is formed from intertwined branches. The woman's hair is arranged in a centre-parting and she is wearing a black bonnet with white edges, tied under the chin with a black ribbon. The woman is wearing a black paletot trimmed with lace over a full-length matching skirt and crinoline. She is wearing black lace gloves. She is holding a small, white dog on her lap and there is a larger black poodle lying at her feet.