Portrait of a Woman c. 1850

This anonymous daguerreotype, "Portrait of a Woman," is a small, intimate portrait of an elderly woman, captured around 1850. The woman is depicted seated, her hands clasped in her lap, adorned with a delicate lace shawl and a cap. Her wrinkled face and stern gaze add to the poignancy of this poignant portrait. The daguerreotype's intricate details and the subject's somber demeanor make it a compelling example of 19th-century portraiture.