Landscape view of Niagara Falls, Horseshoe Falls. Trees beyond and in the foreground.

Landscape view of the Forum, Rome. Exterior view of an archaeological site, showing architectural detail of Roman Antiquities. Scene including Corinthian columns and a triumphal arch in the foreground, with domes of other buildings in the background.

Three quarter length portrait of a seated man, with his left elbow resting on a cloth-covered table, his right hand resting in his lap over crossed legs. He has dark wavy hair, sideburns, dark cravat, waistcoat, jacket. He holds something in his hand, on a cord around his neck. The backdrop is painted with a hilly landscape scene. Hand tinted.

Hand coloured three-quarter length portrait of a young girl. She wears a short sleeved dress with pleated skirt, and hair worn in ringlets with a middle parting. To her left is an upholstered chair with a basket of flowers on the seat. She leans on the armrest with her left elbow. In her left hand, she holds one of the flowers at her waist. Plain background.

A fine example of daguerreotype technology: mechanically polished plate, curved glass cover, very decorative mat with four roundels in the corner spandrels: two classical female heads in profile at the top, two views of castles below. Also linear and foliate decoration.