Avery House (No. 1) Groton
PrintmakerDrawn on stone by
Edwin Whitefield
(American, 1816 - 1892)
Date1882
MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 7/8 x 5in. (7.3 x 12.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 x 8 1/2in. (12.1 x 21.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2009.281.3
DescriptionStepping stones lead across a grassy lawn to a gate in a picket fence. Smoke issues from one of two chimneys of a Colonial house with a high stone basement and an overhanging second story. A lean-to is at the right. Some windows are open. Young trees and bushes grow in the lawn.
NotesSubject Note: These lithographs probably appeared as illustrations in Homes of our Forefathers (Boston, 1880-1892). The volume dealing with Connecticut was first published in 1882. (Finlay 11/24/2009)The original old Avery House was built in 1656 by Captain James Avery. It remained in the family until it was destroyed by fire in 1894.
Status
Not on view
