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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.
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