Sixth plate daguerreotype under mat stamped at top, "McElroy." (Soft in clarity, cluster of spots at lower left, otherwise very fine.) Housed in full, pressed paper case (some surface scuffing). A studio portrait of an aged man who appears to be a British Royal Navy ship's clerk, the button arrangement around the cuff (without vertical buttons) of his jacket replicating that rank with no other insignia showing. He is posed with a small dog, possibly a beloved ships' mascot.