This watercolor depicts a bust of Laura Bridgman with a bouquet of red flowers and a sign saying "Laura Bridgman -- Deaf, Dumb, and Blind". Other items in front of the bust include framed photographs, a book, and papers with the heading "Massachusetts School for the Blind, Boston". At the bottom of the painting handwritten text appears saying> "Wilberforce School for the Blind, York. 20 July 1883"
