A paper calotype negative. A view of the south west corner of the Custom House, Dublin, from the corner of Burgh Quay and George's Quay on the opposite bank of the River Liffey. A brig with a barquentine outboard are tied along the quay at Eden Quay, near the Custom House. In the foreground on the right are a group of people sitting on the ground with their backs to the quay wall or standing looking at each other. A horse and flatbed cart are passing along the road. Behind the people are the bowsprit and foremast of an unidentified sailing ship.