Gilded sun-design impressed on back of case with inscription 'MAYALL. LONDON. 224 REGENT STREET ARGYLL PLACE'. Creator probably John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall

Part of the Ellis group of daguerreotypes.

Three quarter length portrait of a woman in mourning costume, standing, facing the camera. Her right elbow is poised on a pile of two books, which rest on a cloth-covered table which has another book on it. She holds her right index finger to her chin, and her left hand holds a lace cloth. Her third finger wears a mourning ring. She wears a dark silk dress with a brooch at the front, low on the shoulders with a fine lace edging. Her hair is very dark and coils to cover her ears. A long chain around her neck to her waist. The table is covered with a cloth. She stands in front of a painted backdrop, a view with lake, trees and hills. Hand coloured.

Mat stamped Beard Patentee.

Venice, General View taken from a position in the Grand Canal