Carte-de-visite–size tintype depicting two women seated at a small table, posed with a halved watermelon and utensils. Each woman holds a piece of the fruit, and a fork is visible, suggesting a staged domestic or leisure moment rather than a formal portrait. The women wear light-colored dresses with full sleeves and high collars, consistent with late 19th-century fashion. The backdrop appears studio-based, with painted foliage elements framing the scene.

Food-themed tintypes such as this are uncommon and reflect a playful, informal approach to photography, emphasizing everyday pleasures and shared social activity. The deliberate inclusion of the watermelon, table covering, and utensils suggests intentional composition by the photographer, possibly as a novelty image or a personal keepsake.

The image is a tintype cut to CDV format, with clipped corners visible on the metal plate. No photographer’s imprint or identifying text is present.