The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Portrait of the two Emerson sisters seated side by side, their bodies turned to the left, their gazes directed toward the viewer. Both wear off-the-shoulder dresses adorned with lace trim. One holds a book in her lap with her left hand and fingers her necklace with her right hand. The other rests her left arm over the arm of the chair and clasps her hands in her lap.