Niagara Falls in Winter

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (13.97 × 11.43 cm)
Case (open): 9 1/2 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.13 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 6 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 15.24 × 1.59 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2005.37.99

Signednone

Inscribednone

MarkingsOn plate verso, on modern paper seal, in pencil: "NO PLATE MAKERS MARKS / ORIGINAL PAPER SEAL REMOVED, 100% RAG BOARD SPACER INSTALLED BETWEEN PLATE & MAT, COVER GLASS REPLACED, RESEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 3-17-1997 GSW ATLANTA, GA."

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DescriptionImage of waterfall with a snowcovered landscape in the lower left corner and barren trees along the horizon. A few houses can be seen along the shore behind the falls. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with The Monument motif and an embossed red velvet liner.

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