Close-up of young family having tea in a sitting room. The mother sits on a chair at the centre. She is kissing a little girl who sits on her lap. The mother's hair is dark and swept from her face and pinned at the nape. She is wearing a light-coloured crinoline dress. The girl is fair-haired and wearing a similar, but shorter dress. The father stands behind them, leaning against a mantlepiece and holding a cup, saucer and spoon in his hands. He has dark, wavy hair and mutton chops and is dressed in a dark frock coat, vest and trousers. Another, older girl sits on the ground in front of them. She dark-haired and wearing a dark crinoline dress. She is looking over her shoulder at the mother and younger girl and ignoring her toy blocks that are lying on the chair in front of her. A small, round, wooden table with a tea pot standing on the top is placed at the left margin.