don't assume anything! i have seen many daguerreotypes of
paintings/miniatures that on first glance, especially with a little bit of
glass deterioration or tarnish, look like the real thing.

Joan Severa's book, already recommended, is super.

And a correction. The article on Richards is in the 1995 Daguerreian Annual
(not '94). The Chestnut Hill address appears to be ca. 1848-1851. There is
an illustration of the imprint on p. 210 of the article.

Laurie Baty

On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Candace Perry <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

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> I would say you are looking at dates in the 1850s.I am curator at a
> historical society near you in Pennsburg, and our dags tend to be in that
> decade. So yes, presumably some of those birthdates are wrong.  Not sure
> what you mean by “hippie style hair” but the wide open neckline dress is
> certainly compatible with dresses in the late 1840s.****
>
> Candace Perry****
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> *From:* **Museum discussion list** [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On
> Behalf Of *Elizabeth Walton
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 25, 2011 10:18 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: [MUSEUM-L] early photos, identification and preservation***
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> Your best bet for dating would be to have a costume specialist look at
> them. If you want to send me a few of them I can give you rough dates based
> on clothes or spend some time with the book Dressed For The Photographer,
> she does a great job of pointing out which details narrow down specific date
> ranges.  ****
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> Elizabeth Walton****
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> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 9:48 PM, Laurie Baty <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Are the early dates showing copies of prints or paintings?
>
> Richards is most likely Frederick DeBourg Richards, an early and important
> ****Philadelphia**** daguerreian. There is an article on Richards in the
> 1994 Daguerreian Annual as well as numerous online articles.
>
> Laurie Baty****
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> On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Shannon Lefebvre <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:****
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> Good evening;
>
>    I am working on cataloguing the collection of a local historical
> society, so I was wondering if the following notes found in a box of
> daguerrotypes ring any bells with others in the history community.
> Something feels wrong about the dates given, but the handwriting on the
> notes is probably 20th century, although there are two sets of handwriting.
>
> Notes from the collection include:
> "great-grandmother Alice Stewart Scotland abt 1756"
> "Richards Chestnut Hill Phila" (Probably a photographer, it is the only one
> with this originally impressed in the velvet inside the photo case.)
> "About 1800 Jane Stewart b. ****Scotland**** wife of Jacob Glaus Phila"
> (Younger lady with boat-neckish dress and hair worn almost hippie style)
> "Mrs. Mary (Stewart) Cole Scotland b.c.1800" (looks younger)
> "Chas Potts grandson of Capt Potts" (infant)**
> "Robert Stewart b. ****Scotland**** c. 1800" (looks no older than late
> 20s, early 30s)
> "Went to ****Cuba**** d. of small pox on way home great uncle of HRH"
> (HRH seems to be the author of the notes, seems to also be Robert)
> "Grandmother Cole Mary Cole Grandmother of HSH"  (Younger image, tinted)
>
> I would *guess* that the family moved to the US sometime after 1800 if the
> dates are accurate, but another note seemed to say "taken 1805", which would
> be a miracle.  Does anyone have a database of Stewarts, Philly area early
> photographers, or be aware if the Stewarts are connected to the **
> Pottstown** area (or Potts/Rutter/Nutt/Savage clans) in a way that has
> been forgotten since 1950?
>
> PART 2:  Are there any grants out there to help stabilize these images, or
> does anyone know of a locally-able way to repair broken glass and image
> damage from future degradation?  The organization in question has very
> limited resources.
>
>
> Thank you in advance for your input!
>
> Sincerely,
> Shannon L Lefebvre, MA
> Curator for **Pottstown** Historical Society
> 603-767-4033
>
> **From the Potts Memorial, Capt Charles Potts is a son of James Potts and
> Mary Aris Potts, born ?, m. Margaret Tallman 1796, sailed on the merchant
> ship Adventure soon after.  d. **Pottstown**, his brother Benezet m. his
> widow.  She dies 1818, buried Friend's graveyard in ****Philadelphia****.
> Unfortunately, there are several infant Charles in our target time period,
> many of whom did not make it out of infancy.****
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