Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.257 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha ...

Stratford.

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

Date1835

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 7 7/8in. (16 x 20cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

Object number1953.5.257

DescriptionView of the Episcopal Church in central Stratford. To the right of the image on a small rise, referred to as Meeting House Hill, is the Academy, hidden behind a row of poplars. Other dwellings and trees are also visible in the distance on either side of the church. Notes on the top inscribed "120 years Abner Judson" and "92 years last June / 4 houses of worship / Baptist Presby[Presbyterian] Method[Methodist] Epis[Episcopal]."

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

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