Bridgeport.
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
DescriptionRough sketch of Bridgeport, from across Bridgeport Harbor. The bridge across the harbor, which operated as a drawbridge, is at the right. In the background, a few buildings are faintly indicated and labeled "Range of Stones & Brick" and "Sterling Hotel I believe." A tall building by the bridge is labeled "Higher than."
Object number1953.5.343
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.On View
Not on view