Eastern view of Old Well (South Norwalk)
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
(American, 1798 - 1885)
Dateprobably 1836
MediumDrawing; ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 1/8in. (9 x 13cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionView of Old Well from the far side of the Norwalk River. Houses and industrial buildings line the shore. A steamboat and a sailing vessel are at the right. Smoke issues from the smokestack of the steamboat and from the chimney of a pottery in the middle of the composition. Two men with a boat are in the foreground.
Object number1953.5.211
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.On View
Not on view