Hinged along the shorter side.

Three-Quarter length portrait of a woman, seated on a bench with her right elbow sitting on a cushion with tassels and twisted cord. Her body she faces the viewers left and her faces the viewer's right. She wears a black fitted dress with white collar with a black bow and white cuffs. The dress has buttons down the front and a pleated or gathered skirt. Her long hair is held back with her 'bangs' hanging down covering her ears. She has a central parting. Both hands sit together on her lap. She wears a black beaded bracelet on her right wrists and a black fabric and gold bracelet on her left wrist. On her right hand are two rings; wears a gold band on her middle finger and another ring on her wedding finger. Handcoloured. Cloud patterned background.

Lower half only of case, breaking apart and glass loose within it. Fragile. There is a complex design based on an oval on the reverse of the case, of which the leather is stained and worn.

Rome, Bronze Statue of M Aurelis in the Square of the Capitol

Daguerrian Jewellery: 1990-5036_2565_2 - Gold locket (possibly rolled gold) containing a portrait of a middle aged woman set into the 'tray' of the locket. The tray backing (base of the locket) has a central engraved decoration of a grid-like swirled pattern with swirls of line work. There is another daguerreotype image of a middle aged man set into the locket (the cover of the locket) it is listed under 1990-5036_2565_1.