These two children had their photograph taken in a makeshift studio at their home in North Berwick. In the late Victorian period amateur photography was still quite technically demanding and few families could afford the equipment and time for processing.

This image was printed from a 1/2 plate glass negative. The subjects are a boy and girl, the former leaning against on the back of the chair in which the latter is sitting; the background has been blanked out by masking the negative with paper.

This photograph is part of a family collection made from the 1880s-1900s. Dr Richardson settled at North Berwick where he established a medical practice. He photographed family members, trips and events and, when his son founded North Berwick Museum, the collection was deposited there. It now provides glimpses of upper middle class life of the period.