4 x 5 1/2 in. cabinet photograph on cardstock mount (toning, light-moderate spotting/soiling; wear to mount edges and corners). Credited on mount recto. The subject stands against a studio backdrop painted to look like the deck of a ship. He wears a full uniform including shoulder straps and medal.

Though the subject is not identified, he strongly resembles a slightly older subject in another (ca 1890s) Foster cabinet card, who appeared to be a veteran of the Civil War. In that photograph (not included here), the subject wore a Model 1852 sword tucked in his belt and a star on his sleeve, indicating the senior rank of an enlisted boatswain, gunner, carpenter, or master's mate.