The daguerreotype of President and Mrs. Polk by John Plumbe’s studio in Washington, D.C, John Plumbe, 1848–1849

The daguerreotype of president and mrs. Polk by john plumbe’s studio in washington, d. C. , 1848–1849. The first lady is wearing a watered silk cloak, covered by a lace shawl. Her headdress sports a tassel framing the left side of her face. James k. Polk ancestral home collection. Date: 1848–1849.