Porter' s Rocks, Groton.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/16 x 9 13/16in. (18 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionSketch of Porter's Rocks, three large rocky outcroppings, on the shore of the Mystic River (not visible in this view). Barber indicates a "Level Meadow" in the foreground with a "stone wall" and "Apple" trees beyond it on the left. On the right a small one-story house, sits on a rise, with additional "Apple trees" and an expanse of "grass" to its left. Additional trees are beyond the Rocks
Object number1953.5.121
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. In 1637, Captain Mason and his men camped at Porter's Rocks the night before their attack on the Pequot Fort about 2 mile to the southwest.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
