Robert Cornelius Dated 1840 Daguerreotype of Walter Cresson of Philadelphia Rare kilt Both tintypes were purchased from

Both tintypes were purchased from the same estate

Civil War Confederate holding a large Bowie knife and gun

He was a founding trustee of the Illinois Institute

maybe John is the man standing next to her

a hard to find 19th century child sideshow personality

Robert Cornelius Dated 1840 Daguerreotype of Walter Cresson of Philadelphia Rare kilt Both tintypes were purchased fromSixth plate daguerreotype of Walter Cresson, identified and dated 1840 by a note that was found behind the image. The Cressons were a respected family from Philadelphia. There are several known portraits of them taken by Robert Cornelius; I own two, including another of Cresson, signed and dated by Cornelius in his original frame (separate listing). The dag I am offering here is unmarked and unsigned, but I'm confident the photographer was Cornelius.