View of Chestnut Street, Philadelphia (McAllister's Optical Shop)

Attributed to William G. Mason (American, 1803 - ca. 1860)

Dateca. 1853

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (13.97 x 11.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.23

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DescriptionHalf plate daguerreotype of Chestnut Street attributed to William Mason, ca. 1853 in full elather case; top detached. Depicts McAllister's optical shop on Chestnut St.Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Developing Greatness: the Origins of American Photography, 1839-1885. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 9 – December 30, 2007, no. 32.

Rotation 24. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 9 – November 12, 2017, no cat.

Provenance

Purchased from Fine Art & Decorative Accessories, Alderfer Auction Company, Hatfield, PA, December 8, 2004, lot 52, by Michael Lehr, New York, NY, 2004;
Purchased from Michael Lehr by the Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2005;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2005.

Published References

Keith F. Davis, The Origins of American Photography: from Daguerreotype to Dry-Plate, 1839-1885. With contributions by Jane L. Aspinwall. Kansas City, MO: Hall Family Foundation: in association with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2007. Distributed by Yale University Press. Published in conjunction with Developing Greatness: the Origins of American Photography, 1839-1885, shown at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 35 (repro.), 36.

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