Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.44 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has ...

Cheshire.

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 number1953.5.44

DescriptionView of the green in the central part of the village of Cheshire, looking north. The road at the right corresponds to Connecticut Rt.10 (Highland Avenue). The Congregational Church is at the left, the Episcopal Church is at the right, in the background. Several other buildings, apparently private houses, are between the two churches. The trees lining the green on the left are identified as "Elms." "Maples" are to the right foreground and an apple tree is in the left background. A tall flagpole topped with a liberty cap is in the right foreground

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

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