Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait depicting two young children seated side by side, likely siblings, posed formally and facing the camera. Both wear dark buttoned garments with crisp white collars, their hands composed in their laps, conveying a restrained, studio-bound stillness typical of mid-19th-century portraiture. The image is a daguerreotype on a silvered copper plate, dating to the 1850s based on clothing, pose, and photographic format. No photographer’s imprint or identifying text is visible.

The composition emphasizes symmetry and familial resemblance, with closely matched attire and parallel postures suggesting intentional presentation as a pair. Such sibling portraits were commonly commissioned to document family relationships and childhood during a period when individual sittings were costly and infrequent.

The daguerreotype is housed in a full leatherette case with an ornate gilt brass mat and deep red velvet pad. The exterior features an embossed geometric and foliate design, consistent with American cases of the period. No handwritten inscriptions are present.