Daguerreotype of a young woman in mourning dress. New York, circa 1855.

Sixth plate daguerreotype with applied colour, 80 x 70 mm (sight), in a nonpareil brass mat stamped ‘Anson / Broadway’, ormolu preserver; housed in a leather case with geometric and scrolling vine motif, the front with partially remnant early paper label with the name ‘[A]dams’ in manuscript; the case has a working clasp, and the red velvet lining has the raised imprint of ‘ANSON, 589 Broadway, N.Y.’; the daguerreotype has a tarnish halo but is otherwise in fine condition, as is the case.