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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.153 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
South view of the residence of the late Gov. Griswold Lyme.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.153 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

South view of the residence of the late Gov. Griswold Lyme.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 11/16 x 7 7/8in. (17 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionTwo-story house with wings on either side, a pedimented porch and a fence in the foreground. The house was built by Roger Griswold, the last Governor by that name. Inscribed, "about 40 rods in / Northern course first. 1803 built. Mathew Griswold now resident in the town a descendent of the gv."
Object number1953.5.153
NotesSujbect Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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