The Great Whirlpool, Niagara

c. 1880s

Maker Unknown

Photography

The Great Whirlpool, Niagara, c. 1880s. America or Canada, 19th century. Albumen print from glass negative; image: 36.6 x 51.8 cm (14 7/16 x 20 3/8 in.); matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1992.336

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: albumen print from glass negative
Medium: albumen, print, from, glass, negative
Dimensions: Image: 36.6 x 51.8 cm (14 7/16 x 20 3/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 76.2 cm (24 x 30 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in white ink on recto: "II THE GREAT WHIRLPOOL"; in red ink on recto of mount: "Niagara, the great Whirlpool"
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 1992.336
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Changing Visions of the North American Landscape
Rights Statement: CC0