Grandparents in the Parlour

The scene is laid out across a patterned rug: two green wing chairs facing one another, a round tea table between them with pot and cups. He reads in a brown jacket while the newspaper slides off the arm to the floor. She holds her cup in a pink cardigan, a flowered blanket over her knees and a basket of wool at her side. A grey cat rests under the table, and behind it a slim column carries a porcelain bouquet.