Quarter plate ambrotype portrait capturing the placid yet anticipatory persona of a handsome young couple. Mat stamped "Brady" encircled by "Cutting's Patent / July 4 & 11 1854." Housed in a double-hinged leatherette case with dark velvet pads on the interior of each cover, allowing the image to be viewed from both sides. Brady offered this unique case design for a few years in the mid-to-late 1850s.

The regular officer wears an M11851 nine-button frock coat with first lieutenant shoulder straps and a fancy silk cravat over a high collar. The woman wears a collared shawl and fancy bonnet.