Description:Primitive nearly waist-lenght oil of elderly lady wearing a dark dress with a lace shawl and elaborate lace headcovering over her barely visible gray hair. The headcovering is decorated with a gold ribbon and bow, and the lace of the shawl is repeated in the white bodice and deep cuffs of the dress. She has a bird perched on her right hand, and she is looking directly at the viewer.