A parlour or sitting room. A large, ornate mirror hanging on a wall with a sofa standing underneath forms the background. A woman, wearing a long dress with long, tight sleeves and full skirt and a bonnet with undone ribbons, is standing with her body facing left. She is looking back over her left shoulder at the man behind her. A table with a teapot is placed next to her. She appears to open a small pocket in the folds of her dress. The man is shirtsleeved and wearing an apron (?). He carries an empty tray in his right hand and looks at the woman. The mirror shows their reflections and that of a picture hanging on the opposite wall. Swain's (?) signature is in the lower right corner.