A nice example of Victorian Daguerreian jewelry, this is an oval portrait bust view of a man with dark coat and cravat, with a tall, standing white shirt collar. The image shows some fading and solarization, but might well be worth professional conservation since there is no mistaking that the subject, though straight-lipped, is smiling for the camera, something which is very unusual for the time, largely because it goes against popular sentiments about formal portraiture, though this certainly qualifies as a more personal gift or remembrance.

The image is enclosed in a gilt brass, oval pinback brooch, with a lock of hair enclosed in the back, under what seems to be piece of mica. This shows a scratch and hairline horizontal and vertical cracks, but seems to be stable in the bezel. The T-bar pin is in place. The brass shows rubs and dark spots, but no dents.  [sr][ph:L]

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