Photograph (Daguerreotype) of a Man, c.1850

Daguerreotype portrait of a man, half length facing front. Plain backdrop. His face tinted. Enclosed and cased.

Decoratively moulded papier mâché case covered in thin dark brown leather. Decorated red velvet internal pad. Plain oval mat (no frame). Two hook clasps.

The image is dark and indistinct in the dark areas, probably faded.