The background has cockling overall. The paint looks brittle in places where it heaves slightly. There is a small area of paint loss to the bottom left on the turned chair post. There is a U-shaped tear in the canvas at the top of the chair post at left and another tear in the canvas to the right (it is a vertical tear at the right near the baby's golden clothing that measures about 2" in length). There is a crack in the paint under this and additional cracks in other places. The canvas would benefit from a cleaning.

Ultraviolet light examination: there are touches of overpaint, not an excessive amount, on top of the dirt. The frame has a chipped lower left corner and it is commensurate with age.


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