Niagara Falls

Artist Platt D. Babbitt (American, 1823 – 1879)

Datec. 1854

Period19th century

MediumDaguerreotype, whole-plate

DimensionsImage size (visible image): 5 1/4 × 7 1/4 inches
Object size (plate and gold mat): 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches
Frame size (leather case): 7 × 9 × 1 inches

Credit LinePurchase with funds provided by the Walter Cerf Art Fund

Object number2005.055

Curatorial DepartmentNorth American Art (pre 1900)

_Place of OriginUnited States

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