Babbitt’s Pavilion Covered in Snow, Niagara

Artist Platt D. Babbitt (American, 1822 - 1879)

Dateca. 1850

MediumDaguerreotype

DimensionsPlate (Whole): 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches (21.59 × 16.51 cm)
Case (closed): 7 × 9 × 3/4 inches (17.78 × 22.86 × 1.91 cm)
Case (open): 14 1/8 × 9 × 1/2 inches (35.88 × 22.86 × 1.27 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2025.41.4

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DescriptionImage of a winter scene with an open-sided structure in front of snow-covered trees with a body of water running across the background. This full plate daguerreotype is housed in a plain pebbled brown leather case with brass mat and burgundy velvet liner.

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