The Morning Toilette

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting "The Morning Toilette" by an unknown artist depicts a woman in a white dress standing on a raised platform. The woman has dark hair and is surrounded by four other women. The woman in white is wearing a white garment wrapped around her body and is adorned with jewelry on her head, ears, and nose. She is looking into a mirror held by a woman wearing an orange and blue garment. The woman in white is also being attended to by another woman wearing a pink garment who is adjusting her garment. The fourth woman, wearing green, is standing behind the woman in pink and holding a bowl. The fifth woman is standing on the left side of the image wearing a blue garment. The background of the painting features a pink wall with an orange stripe at the top, and a blue sky. The painting has a red border with a black inner border. The bottom of the painting features a green area with flowers and three clay pots.