Powerful quarter plate daguerreotype depicting a solemn husband and wife seated side by side, both gazing directly into the camera with an intensity that conveys quiet strength and dignity. The man, dressed in a dark three-piece suit and bow tie, sits with his hand resting confidently on his knee. The woman wears a voluminous dark silk dress with white collar and matching cuffs, her hair tucked beneath a delicate white bonnet.

Photographed by Samuel Rice, a known daguerreian active on Canal Street in NYC, the image is composed with a painterly balance. The figures are carefully posed, with their hands nearly touching across the center of the frame, subtly symbolizing their partnership. Rice's crisp focus and skillful handling of light bring out the rich textures in their garments and the expressive details in their faces. The plate is housed behind a scalloped brass mat that adds further elegance to the image’s formal composition.