Govr. Trumbull's Residence, Lebanon
PrintmakerDrawn on stone by
Edwin Whitefield
American, 1816 - 1892
Date1882
MediumLithography; colored printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 4 15/16in. (7.6 x 12.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 15/16 x 8 3/16in. (12.5 x 20.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 15/16 x 8 3/16in. (12.5 x 20.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionA center-chimney colonial house is surrounded by grassy lawns and fields and numerous bushes. One half of the double front door stands open. The doorway is framed by pilasters and a pediment. Some windows are open. A picket fence is at the right. Birds are in the sky.
Object number2009.281.6
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "Govr. Trumbull's Residence Lebanon"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)
The Jonathan Trumbull house in Lebanon was built between 1735 and 1740 and was the home of Connecticut's Revolutionary War governor. It is now (2009) operated as a house museum by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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