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Title: Daguerrotype Restoration Mother Luscher
Post by: gvgirl on Sunday 03 November 19 22:13 GMT (UK)
This daguerreotype has a very light pencil notation on the back that says Mother Luscher.  I believe it to be my 2GG who was born in 1806 and died in 1889 in Switzerland.  Would love to see a cleaned up version.

Thank you,   Carol Ballard   Olympia, WA  USA
Title: "Mother Luscher" daguerrotype
Post by: gvgirl on Monday 04 November 19 00:32 GMT (UK)
Hi,

Somehow only the back of this photo was posted in my last try.  Here's the front which I'd love to see cleaned up.  The image is pretty good actually.  I believe the photo to be of Johanna Graf my 2GG, born in 1806, died in 1899 in Switzerland. 

Thank you all and cheers~   Carol Ballard
Title: Re: Daguerrotype Restoration Mother Luscher
Post by: japeflakes on Monday 04 November 19 11:32 GMT (UK)
Not very good but had a go:
Title: Re: Daguerrotype Restoration Mother Luscher
Post by: Trishanne on Monday 04 November 19 22:34 GMT (UK)
This is a daguerrotype photo and they were always printed as a mirror image so I have flipped the image so her dress buttons up the correct way.
Pat
Title: Re: Daguerrotype Restoration Mother Luscher
Post by: McGroger on Monday 04 November 19 22:49 GMT (UK)
My try. (Just did a last minute horizontal flip - thanks, Pat!)
Peter
Title: Re: Daguerrotype Restoration Mother Luscher
Post by: gvgirl on Monday 04 November 19 23:52 GMT (UK)
Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised at all the results.  Did not realize the images were reversed in daguerrotypes so appreciate being educated on that.  I LOVE the results!

Thanks to japeflakes, Trishanne and McGroger!  You are truly photo angels!

Carol Ballard
Title: Re: Daguerrotype Restoration Mother Luscher
Post by: tomkin on Tuesday 05 November 19 11:06 GMT (UK)

 B&W
Title: Re: Daguerrotype Restoration Mother Luscher
Post by: tomkin on Tuesday 05 November 19 11:07 GMT (UK)
Colour
Title: Re: Daguerrotype Restoration Mother Luscher
Post by: Trishanne on Tuesday 05 November 19 15:11 GMT (UK)
I started a coloured version last night but my computer froze three quarters of the way through and I lost all the work. So here is my belated coloured version.
Pat
Title: Re: Daguerrotype Restoration Mother Luscher
Post by: gvgirl on Saturday 09 November 19 23:48 GMT (UK)
Thank you so much for your persistence!  I like the colors you chose for those who colorized.  What a great group!

Cheers~  Carol