Lady Having Tea

The scene narrows to a single table: a cloth edged in gold, a tray holding a teapot, a cup and saucer and a lidded sugar bowl. The lady sits in a carved chair, one hand on the arm and the other reaching back along the frame. Her pink gown is scattered with roses, the neckline and elbows finished in wide pleated frills, her hair swept up with a curl on the shoulder. The skirt pools over a base outlined in gilded scrollwork.