Sixth plate daguerreotype studio portraits of an adult woman and an adult man, housed as a matched pair in separate period hinged cases. The woman is shown in a dark dress with a light lace collar, her hair parted at the center and styled in tight curls framing the face. The man wears a dark coat, waistcoat, and bow tie, with prominent sideburns and a direct, formal expression. Both portraits are presented in oval gilt brass mats, one of which bears the stamped photographer’s name “FORSHEW,” identifying the maker as Francis Forshew. The images are consistent with mid-19th-century studio portraiture, likely dating to the mid-1850s based on dress and mat style.

Francis Forshew is documented as an active daguerreian in New York City and later Hudson, New York, during the 1850s. His stamped mat provides secure attribution, and the paired presentation suggests the sitters were likely related, possibly a married couple, though no identification is provided on the objects themselves.

The daguerreotypes are housed in their original hinged leather case with decorative embossed exterior, gilt brass mat, and velvet interior lining. No handwritten inscriptions or sitter identifications are visible on either example.