Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.7 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has …

Worthington (Berlin)

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber (American, 1798 - 1885)

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 19 x 25in. (48.3 x 63.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionA road leads down a hill in the foreground towards the village of Worthington in the middle distance. An apple tree is labeled at the far right. Extensive fields occupy the area between the village and the road. Of the numerous buildings in the village, only the "Universalist Ch[urch" and the "Academy" are labeled. The prominent mountain in the background is labeled "Mount Lamentation." A second sketch of Lamentation Mountain and a detail of some of the buildings appear above the main drawing

Object number1953.5.7

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

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