James Wadsworth House, Farmington
ArtistDrawn by
Edwin Whitefield
American, 1816 - 1892
Datebefore 1882
MediumDrawing; pencil and watercolor on lined notebook paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 1/8 x 6 5/8in. (10.5 x 16.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 6 5/8in. (10.5 x 16.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 x 6 5/8in. (10.5 x 16.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA door with pilaster strips and transom light over it is on the gable end of a two and a half story house. The gable end has a deep overhang with brackets beneath it. The house has a brick chimney and a small added lean at the back. It is surrounded by a grassy lawn and a path, apparently dirt, leads to the entrance. A line of fence posts is at the right. The street is below and to the left, with additional buildings, trees, and a field.
Object number1964.8.8
InscribedOn recto, in pencil, "96 years old / never used tobacco" "Farmington" "field" "street" "grass" "path"; in black ink, "Farmington" "This old house belongs to / Egbert Cowle. He is 96 years old / in 1880" "Built by Jas. Wadsworth / 1740to 45 / never painted / 1/2 mile S. of the church"On verso, in black ink, "The other so-called 'Porter House' was / [recently?] pulled down - see Photo." "Karl Klauser, Music Teacher has Photos"; in pencil, "The other so-called Porter House / ws pulled down recently. / See Photograph"; upper center, in pencil, "8-1964-8"NotesDate Note: The drawing was not reproduced in Whitefield's book, Homes of our Forefathers (1882) but the paper is identical to that used for preliminary drawings for that book, so it appears likely that it was made at the same time. (Finlay 11/30/2013)
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