North West view of Union Manufacturing.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 13/16in. (19 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.267
DescriptionPossibly a view of Union Village, later North Manchester, where the first cotton mill operated successfully in Connecticut was erected in 1794. A road leads downhill, perhaps to the Hockanum River and then climbs another hill in the background. A "yellow" mill building on a "stone" foundation is central to the composition. Houses, outbuildings and other industrial buildings lie the road to the left and right. Fields in the foreground are separated by fences and "stone wall[s]."
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Status
Not on view
