The Hollister House, Wethersfield
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 4 1/8in. (7.3 x 10.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/8 x 8 3/8in. (13.7 x 21.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2009.281.4
DescriptionA center-chimney Colonial house with overhanging second and third stories is surrounded by an overgrown grassy lawn. The house appears to be in dilapidated condition, with a wooden stairway detached from the door to which it leads and lumber piled near a cellar hatchway. Evergreen trees are at the left, a deciduous tree at the right. A rail fence, fields, trees, and another house are in the background.
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)According to Whitefield, in Homes of our Forefathers, the Hollister House was built about 1730 by a man named Robbins. In 1882 it belonged to Parisinus Hollister and was "in very dilapidated condition."
Status
Not on view
