The present painting records the thirteenth birthday celebration of Larsson's daughter Kersti, who is seated at the right-hand side of the picture. The party took place in Larsson's garden and Karin, the Artist's wife, has dressed Kertsi and all of the other girls in the 'Sundborn' dress, which she had designed specifically for the Children's Day celebrations in the neighbouring town of Falun. The day is recorded in an entry of Carl's diary and in a letter from Karin to her mother which reads, "I am sitting here and sewing as much as I can do to be able to get the girls ready for the parade on 'Children's Day'"
In the painting, there is a sense of the pride that Carl Larsson held for his wife's work and the home that she had created and which also served as a basis for the majority of the artist's work. Larsson's decision to paint his child and her friends, is coupled with his need to communicate his message that, " A home is not a lifeless object, but a living entity and like everything that is alive, it must obey the law of life; it must keep changing from moment to moment"
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