From collection J. E. Perkins Collection
Untitled
Image of three women and two children taking tea and coffee. Visible in image: Three women in dark dresses and two children, boys both, take tea and coffee at a set table. Teacups in four different patterns and visible, as are a tea pot, coffee pot, and sugar bowl, all of metal, and a china creamer. A plate of baked goods is on the table along with other trays. The table itself is of dark wood with heavy spiral-carved legs and is set with a simple white tablecloth. In the background is a set of shelves; a hanging covers the far wall. The woman on the left may be Sybil Stevens Perkins, wife of James E. Perkins, as there is a place setting at the table which appears to have been vacated by the photographer. This woman appears to bear at least a slight resemblance to Sybil as she appears in other photographs, although this view is a profile and the others are not. The identities of the other four people is not at present known.
