View in Westport, central part.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
American, 1798 - 1885
Date1836
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 6 11/16 x 9 1/16in. (17 x 23cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionTwo large buildings are in the foreground. The one on the left is labeled "Red;" the one on the right is labeled "white shingles." Beyond, a bridge crosses the Saugatuck River. Numerous buildings are on the hillside beyond. The small Gothic church on the hill is the Episcopal Church
Object number1953.5.253
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836. Although this drawing is inscribed "Eastern view of Southport," in Barber's Historical Collections of Connecticut, it is reproduced as and described as a view of Westport.On View
Not on view
