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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.56  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has…
Hale House, Coventry.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.56 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Hale House, Coventry.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 13/16in. (19 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionView of the birthplace of Nathan Hale in Coventry. The house, a two-story Colonial dwelling with numerous additions to the rear, surrounded by what appears to be a stone wall. A small lean-to is labeled "shed" and a tree beside the house is labeled "Apple." To the right, beside a road labeled "Main Road," "Young Maples" are planted in regular rows. A note at upper right reads "Henry R. Watrous about 5 years out of possession of Hale family."
Object number1953.5.56
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.55  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    John Warner Barber
    probably 1836
    Plate
    Sabin Industries, Inc.
    1962
    2002.33.4
    Unknown
    1920-1970
    Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5582  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Richard Welling
    1970
    Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5397  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Richard Welling
    probably 1976
    Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.177  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
    John Warner Barber
    about 1835
    Plate
    Vernon Kilns
    1950s
    Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1993.175.8 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    about 1900