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Terrace Hill, Park, Hartford
Image Not Available for Terrace Hill, Park, Hartford

Terrace Hill, Park, Hartford

ArtistDrawn by J. D. W. American, active 1872 - 1874
Date1874
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 5 3/4in. (7.9 x 14.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 7 1/2in. (10.2 x 19.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Shepherd M. Holcombe
DescriptionA man and a woman are walking alone a path between grassy lawns. The woman is pushing a baby carriage. Another couple is in the distance, and a group of children are on the hillside nearby. Two large elm trees shade a stone terrace in the right background. Beyond the terrace, a circular building with a conical roof is partially hidden by trees.
Object number2008.69.2
InscribedOn recto, lower center, in letterpress, "Terrace Hill, City Park, Hartford."

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.
NotesSubject Note: The round building to the right of the terrace is apparently part of the repair shop of the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, which was immediately beyond the park. An 1868 map of Hartford shows a round buiilding in the repair shop complex in this area.
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