Thompsonville, Enfield.
ArtistDrawn by
John Warner Barber
American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 7/8 x 10 1/4in. (20 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionIndustrial buildings line a broad street, which, according to Barber's text leads from the Connecticut River to the East. The large building on the right is surrounded by a fence, labeled "pickets" its cupola is labeled "Steeple W[hite?." An area labeled "Black dye" is in front of a smaller building with a prominent smoke stack. Only one small tree is visible. The factories in Thompsonville began manufacturing carpeting in the late 1820s.
Object number1953.5.91
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.On View
Not on view