Name/Title
Case, DaguerreotypeEntry/Object ID
1111.663.0010Description
Large daguerrotype 5x6 in intact tooled leather case, gilded interior frame. Man elegantly dressed in coat with velvet collar, satin vest with velvet collar, string tie, chin held high. Identified as Capt Elisha Trim (1806-1871). Farrow says he was master mariner. Woman by his side is identified as Mrs Phebe Trim (1802-1876), nee Williams, daughter of Amos Wms. She wears a black silk dress, tight bodice buttoned down front, full skirt, white lace collar, white ruffled bonnet. Interesting resemblance to unidentified daguerrotype cat. 1994.027.0007.