Ashford.
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 number1953.5.2
DescriptionView of the central part of Ashford. At the left is the Congregational Church, with horse sheds beside it; the next building is the Academy. At the right, two taverns, or public houses, with prominent signs, face one another on the opposite sides of the main road leading north. The one on the right is labeled "Post Office / Tavern." Details of the two taverns and adjoining buildings appear above the main composition. The walls are labeled "stone" or "stone walls."
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Status
Not on view
