Orange Judd Hall of Natural Science, Weslyen University, Middletown, Ct.
Date1870
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 7/8 x 17 5/8in. (27.6 x 44.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 x 18 7/8in. (30.5 x 47.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1970.58.89
DescriptionAt teft, a large Second Empire style stone building has a high basement, a mansard roof with dormer windows, and a porch supported on paired Ionic columns. A row of chimneys is on the roof. A sign on the building reads "ORANGE / JUDD / HALL / OF / NATURAL / SCIENCE / ERECTED / AD 1870". Several men stand around the building and on the monumental staircase leading to its entrance. Floor plans of the basement, first story, second, story, third story, and fourth story are at the right, above and beside a lengthy letterpress text describing the building.
Status
Not on view
