Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.12 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has ...

South view, Bloomfield.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber (American, 1798 - 1885)

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 10 1/4in. (19 x 26cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.12

DescriptionView of the Bloomfield Congregational Church and other buildings in the vicinity. The church is in the center at the end of the town green. Several buildings, one with a tavern sign, are on the left. A house on the right and another behind the church is labeled "Brick houses." A "Horse shed" is beside the church; a "picket fence" is on the left and an "Apple [tree" is on the right. A detailed sketch of one of the houses, indicating the location of its "well" is above the main drawing

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

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