Shaker village, Enfield.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Dateprobably 1836
MediumDrawing; ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 1/8 x 4 3/4in. (8 x 12cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionA double row of building, including large communal dwelling houses. Buildings belonging to the Family in the center of the Shaker village are generally called the Church Family. A man and a boy with hoes and a man pushing a wheelbarrow, apparently in Shaker dress, are in the right foreground, by a row of trees and in front of a fence.
Object number1953.5.87
NotesPreliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.On View
Not on view
