Motherhood, First Smile

The young mother leans back into the settee, her right arm along the armrest, her left steadying the child. The infant stands on her knees and stretches one hand toward her face. Her high-waisted pink gown is painted with small posies, the skirt spreading in a wide fall across the upholstery. The settee itself carries a blue-and-white scrolling pattern with gilt picked out along the frame, and a burgundy cord tassel hangs at the side.