The Webb Mansion, Wethersfield
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 4 3/4in. (7.5 x 12.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 8 1/8in. (12.7 x 20.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 8 1/8in. (12.7 x 20.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA grassy lawn and a picket fence surround a gambrel-roofed Colonial house with two chimneys. There is a small pedimented porch at the front entrance and a cellar hatchway on the left side of the house. A wing extends back at the left, connecting with a low outbuilding, possibly a barn or stable. Young trees and numerous bushes grow in the yard.
Object number2009.281.2
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "The Webb Mansion Wethersfield"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject 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)
Built for Joseph Webb in 1752, the Webb House served as Washington's headquarters in May 1781. It was later owned by Wallace Nutting. Today (2009) it is operated as a house museum, part of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum. (Finlay 12/21/2009)
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