Noah Webster's Birthplace, West Hartford
ArtistAttributed to
Edwin Whitefield
(American, 1816 - 1892)
Datebefore 1882
MediumDrawing; pencil and watercolor on lined-notebook paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/8 x 6 5/8in. (10.5 x 16.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 6 5/8in. (10.5 x 16.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1964.8.6
DescriptionA two and a half story center chimney house that is one room deep with an attached all at the back. Vines grow on the side porch of the main house; the ell also has a porch and a tall brick chimney. Leafy shrubs are in front of the house; leafless trees are at left and right. A rail fence is to the right of the house.
On the verso there is a drawing of a cellar hatchway, part of a fence, and part of a porch and the side of a house.
NotesDate Note: The drawing was reproduced as a tinted lithograph in Whitefield's book, Homes of our Forefathers, in 1882. (Finlay 11/30/2013)On the verso there is a drawing of a cellar hatchway, part of a fence, and part of a porch and the side of a house.
Status
Not on view
Object/Object