The case has deeply-embossed decoration on front and back, consisting of a central roundel of roses and leaves (not rose leaves), foliate decoration in the quarters around it and a linear border. A separate black strip of paper edges these decorative panels.
Three quarter length portrait of a woman with an intense gaze, seated, facing the camera. She wears a dark dress and white lace-trimmed bonnet or cap over a plain hairstyle. The bonnet lappets are tied beneath the chin, and another scarf (pink) tied in a bow beneath this. She holds a book open in her lap. She has a gold ring (highlighted) on her left hand, third finger. Hand coloured.
woman
dress
bonnet
lace cap
ring
book
centre parting
gold highlight
hand coloured
440cbda8-2996-5795-22a9-1b00c0305405
1990-5036/DB/21
IMAGE
daguerreotype
en
Daguerreobase
National Media Museum, Bradford, United Kingdom
Museum Conservation Services
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