Haunting and tender sixth plate post mortem daguerreotype of a deceased young girl laid in repose, her face delicately tinted and framed by a pillow, with her hands peacefully clasped over a white shroud. The portrait evokes the solemn care given to mourning photography in the mid-19th century, where death portraits were often the only lasting visual memory of a loved one. The daguerreotype format, with its fine detail and mirror-like surface, enhances the poignancy of the image, capturing both the stillness and emotional gravity of the moment.

Stamped into the brass mat is the name of F. Burrows, a daguerreotypist and ambrotypist who operated at 87 State Street in Schenectady, New York during the years 1857–1858, and resided at 105 State Street. His work, rarely encountered and regionally specific, reflects the sensitive craftsmanship of smaller New York studios during the waning years of the daguerreian era. This image stands as a powerful and intimate example of 19th-century post mortem portraiture, both as a memorial object and as a record of the deep emotional customs surrounding death in Victorian America.