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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.326  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
Southern part of Saltonstalls Pond, East Haven.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.326 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Southern part of Saltonstalls Pond, East Haven.

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
DescriptionSailboat on a pond. Large tree at right, rail fence on hill in background. Lake Saltonstall, originally known as Furnace Pond, was named for Gordon S. Saltonstall, governor of Connecticut from 1708-17244, who is said to have owned Furnace Farm on its border
Object number1953.5.326
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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