1840s Daguerreotype By McClees & Germon Prominent Cresson Family Philadelphia for Sale

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1840s Daguerreotype By McClees & Germon Prominent Cresson Family Philadelphia For Sale

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1840s Daguerreotype By McClees & Germon Prominent Cresson Family Philadelphia:
$4750.00

Original half-plate daguerreotype of a man and his beautiful wifeby McClees & Germon - their black and gold Philadelphia studio label
is on the bottom of the mat. Case is 6" x 4.75" closed.

Scratched onto the back of the dag is the following ID and date:

"Walter and Alice H. Cresson
December 8, 1847"

The Cressons were a prominent family in Philadelphia. They weresuccessful merchants and saw makers. Walter (1817-1893) married
Alice Hunnum (1824-1915) on May 29, 1844 in Philadelphia.
In a separate listing I am offering an early daguerreotype of Walter taken by the pioneer daguerreotype maker Robert Cornelius. There are several examples of Cresson family photos, most taken by Cornelius, that can be found using any online search engine.

The original seals were completely intact when I found this, butthe glass was very dirty so I cleaned the underside of the glass
and resealed with archival tape. There are areas of the glass thathave spotting but I don't like replacing the original glass unless
it's really bad. Some mold spiders, but no swipes, scratches, dings.The plate was not cleaned or rinsed. Original seals are inside.

In full, intact leather case, separated covers. Case has some normalwear and a stable split along one side.Boxed & insured PRIORITY MAIL. Discounted Express is available at checkout (Overnight delivery to most ZIP codes)