Case opens along shorter side

Three-Quarter length portrait of a mature man with grey hair looking directly at the camera, seated on an angled chair with his right arm over the chair's back. He wears a tall silk velvet hat, a dark jacket, dark waistcoat and bow tie with checked wool trousers. His right hand is in his pocket, his left fist is closed and rests on his left thigh. Plain background.

This is the earliest known photograph of a photographer at work.

Almost full-length portrait of a child with straight blond hair, who sits on a low padded seat facing the camera. He wears a blue dress over a white shirt with a high collar. He has a gold chain wrapped twice around the neck. His hands are together in his lap. Legs are bare, with the edges of his socks visible. Hand coloured with gilt highlights.

Impressed design on front of case depicts in the centre a swan on a grassy mound with greater reed mace behind.