The Barnard House, Hartford
PrintmakerDrawn on stone by
Edwin Whitefield
(American, 1816 - 1892)
Date1882
MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 4 15/16in. (7.6 x 12.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 8 3/8in. (12.7 x 21.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2009.281.5
DescriptionA center-chimney colonial saltbox house is surrounded by a grassy lawn and numerous bushes. A path or sidewalk leads to the front entrnace. A cellar hatchway is at the right. A well with a wellsweep is at the far right. A large tree is at the left; additional trees 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)Edwin Whitefield described the John Barnard House on Retreat Avenue in Hartford as the oldest house still standing in the city in 1882, the year his Homes of our Forefathers was published.
Status
Not on view
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