In this miniature portrait, water color on ivory the child's dress, starched yellow cotton hand-made by a seamstress called to the house pleats over her knees masking her slightly sideways posture. Her hair's been in paper curlers overnight.
Hands are important.
Give the hands prominence they belong to a future famous pianist. Her good leg faces the viewer. Her left side appears snipped away showing a section of striped yellow wallpaper behind. Though you can't make it out her hair ribbon is more silk. There was some trouble matching it to the yellow in the dress.