A cranberry ground border is divided into floral and scenic reserves on this gently scalloped plate. In the center, a finely dressed family of three stands in a Persian-like garden setting, a structure behind and an urn in the foreground.

The costume of the family is curious. The child wears typical nineteenth century schoolboy's trousers and white collar jacket. The mother wears her hair on top of her head in current fashion. The father appears to be dressed like Christopher Columbus.