Description: Portrait of a young Mary Leypold "Molly" Griffith seated on a patterned carpet, her body facing forward, her legs extended, and her gaze directed toward the viewer. In her left hand she holds a strip of white paper that she cuts into zig zags with a pair of sissors held in her right hand. Beside her are several picture books including an alphabet book with fold-out pages. She wears a red off-the shoulder dress with short sleeves, white pantaloons, and black shoes.