Elegant sixth plate daguerreotype depicting a finely executed painted portrait of a young woman with center-parted hair and ringlet curls, wearing a dark off-the-shoulder dress. The sitter's poised expression and elongated neck reflect early 19th-century portrait conventions, suggesting the original painting was likely created in the 1830s or early 1840s. Daguerreotype copies of painted likenesses were occasionally produced in the 1840s and 1850s as a way to preserve cherished family portraits in the new photographic medium. The plate is housed in a full leather case with red velvet pad and a distinctive geometric pattern on the exterior. An intriguing blend of two artistic traditions, hand-painted portraiture and early photography.