Half-length frontal portrait of a seated adult female. She is wearing a dark v-neck dress with lace collar and brooch over a white blouse. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back behind her head revealing her earrings.
This half-plate daguerreotype is covered with a bronze oval mat with textured pattern around opening. The mat is cover with glass and lacks protector. The entire daguerreotype is contained in a dark-brown, slightly concave, double elliptical thermoplastic and wood frame.