First Dance

Their hands are clasped high while his free arm swings out — the pair has turned into the step. She leans back and a red shoe kicks clear of the cream skirt with its scattered flowers. The blue coat with long tails, white stockings and black buckled shoes fill the left half of the group. A wide bow holds her dark ringlets in place. Round the oval base runs a gilt band above a row of white scrolls on a dark ground.