Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.121 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha ...

Porter' s Rocks, Groton.

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

Date1834

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/16 x 9 13/16in. (18 x 25cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.121

DescriptionSketch of Porter's Rocks, three large rocky outcroppings, on the shore of the Mystic River (not visible in this view). Barber indicates a "Level Meadow" in the foreground with a "stone wall" and "Apple" trees beyond it on the left. On the right a small one-story house, sits on a rise, with additional "Apple trees" and an expanse of "grass" to its left. Additional trees are beyond the Rocks

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. In 1637, Captain Mason and his men camped at Porter's Rocks the night before their attack on the Pequot Fort about 2 mile to the southwest.

Status

Not on view