Portrait of Effie Pearce. She is seated, has short dark hair and dark eyes and wears a broad rimmed hat, a blouse, a skirt and a coat with a large button and fur cuffs and collar. Her right hand is rested on her right knee. The subject is lit by a low level light from a lamp which casts her shadow onto the wall behind her. She occupies the right hand side of the plate. Etched in very fine detail with hatching and cross hatching and some stipple for the face. Upper left background left unworked. Paper has the watermarks \'Made\' and \'F.J. Head & Co.\'