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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.241 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha ...
Newgate, (Simsbury) 2d.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.241 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Newgate, (Simsbury) 2d.

Artist (American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 11/16 x 7 7/8in. (17 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.241
DescriptionRough sketch of the Newgate Prison buildings. At the time this drawing was made, the cavern beneath the former prison was being worked as a copper mine by the Phoenix Mining Company, incorporated in 1830
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
Status
Not on view
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