The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2009.281.1 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Noah Webster's Birthplace. W. Hartford.

PrintmakerDrawn on stone by Edwin Whitefield American, 1816 - 1892

Date1882

MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 15/16 x 5in. (7.5 x 12.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 8 1/4in. (12.7 x 21cm)

ClassificationsGovernment and Politics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionSmoke issues from the tall brick chimney situated in the ell of a center-chimney Colonial house. A window on the second floor and a door opening onto a side porch are open. Young trees and bushes grow in the grassy lawn. A rail fence is in the background.

Object number2009.281.1

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "Noah Webster's Birthplace. W. Hartford."NotesSubject Note: These lithographs probably appeared as illustrations in Homes of our Forefathers (Boston, 1880-1892). The volume dealing with Connecticut was first published in 1882. (Finlay 11/24/2009)

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