A china jug overflowing with a spray of autumn leaves and berries sits upon a marble column. Lit from an unseen source to the left, the flowers and column cast long shadows across the rest of the composition. The length of the shadows seems to suggest this was painted on an autumnal early evening. The rich colour palette lends the work an uplifting note. Lloyd’s apparent ease at depicting the play of light and shadow enhances the painting’s sense of calm stillness.
