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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.89  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has…
Shaker Meeting House, Enfield, No. 2.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.89 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Shaker Meeting House, Enfield, No. 2.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionSketch of the central buildings belonging to the Church Family, in the Shaker Village at Enfield. Notes identify the "Church Family [Dwelling?," a "Barn," "Apple trees" and a "walk to door." "Church Family have [? men and women about 100." According to another note the whole community consists of "upwards of 200 persons" and was located "about 5 miles from Enfield."
Object number1953.5.89
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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