Half Plate McClees Germon Daguerreotype Philadelphia Walter Cresson & Wife ID'd fashion but assume that in hand

but assume that in hand they will look more like photos 1 and 2

Condition notes: Overall very good antique condition with a few small mat abrasions

it's just some crazing in the emulsion

if anything

Half Plate McClees Germon Daguerreotype Philadelphia Walter Cresson & Wife ID'd fashion but assume that in handOriginal half plate daguerreotype of a man and his beautiful wife by 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 were successful merchants and saw makers. Walter (1817 1893) married Alice Hunnum (1824 1915)