Newgate, (Simsbury) 2d.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(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 viewca. 1950