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.On View
Not on view
probably 1910-1920
