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Mrs Chown(mother) is looking on from background bushes

in the garden

she wears a mantle of black wool or silk with an elaborate bonne tied with silk ribbon

Walnut trees were quite rare in Cornwall

Dr Chown is wearing puttees .Dolly is wearing hand-made boots by George William Sleeman, Commercial Road Hayle. Dr Chown was very particular about the health of his children's feet, making them wear sandals long before sandals were popular

Dolly is wearing a brown velveteen pinafore dress, hand embroidered with gold thread. She carries an Ostrich feather fan brought from Africa by her godfather.

jack is wearing his Eton suit and watch chain Dolly is wearing a silk suit with knee high lace boots

wearing a lace collar and high necked blouse without the usual cameo

wearing a pin-tucked blouse and a toque hat with a spotted veil

wearing his sovereign purse which hangs in front of his watch chain. This was a silver ball which when opened contained gold half -sovereigns at the back and a whole sovereign at the front

wearing his sovereign purse which hangs in front of his watch chain. This was a silver ball which when opened contained gold half -sovereigns at the back and a whole sovereign at the front

with three other ladies

note the children wore sun hat and elaborate bonnet for sun protection