Stamford.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Dateprobably 1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/2 x 10 1/4in. (19 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
Object number1953.5.255
DescriptionView of Stanford sketched from a rocky hill looking across the Mill River. Two men sit in the foreground one drawing, probably a self-portrait of the artist and his assistant. Down the river to the left after a bridge, smoke fills the sky from an iron foundry. To the right a "common stone wall" divides the river from a grove of "locust" trees. Above this point two church spires are evident the first belonging to the "Congregational" and the second to the "Episcopal." Between these spires the "mast of a sloop" is noted. This ship rests on a canal from the ocean excavated to this point in 1834. Over the dwellings and businesses trees and meadow lined hills extend into the distance.
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.Status
Not on view
