The Hollister House, 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 7/8 x 4 1/8in. (7.3 x 10.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/8 x 8 3/8in. (13.7 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/8 x 8 3/8in. (13.7 x 21.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA center-chimney Colonial house with overhanging second and third stories is surrounded by an overgrown grassy lawn. The house appears to be in dilapidated condition, with a wooden stairway detached from the door to which it leads and lumber piled near a cellar hatchway. Evergreen trees are at the left, a deciduous tree at the right. A rail fence, fields, trees, and another house are in the background.
Object number2009.281.4
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "The Hollister House 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)
According to Whitefield, in Homes of our Forefathers, the Hollister House was built about 1730 by a man named Robbins. In 1882 it belonged to Parisinus Hollister and was "in very dilapidated condition."
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