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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.227 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
Pocatonnuc (Poquetanuck), Preston.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.227 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

Pocatonnuc (Poquetanuck), Preston.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1834
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 11/16 x 7 7/8in. (17 x 20cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionDistant view of Poquetanuck, a village in the town of Preston. A "sawmill" is in the left foreground, behind some large rocks. Houses and other buildings are clustered along the road as it winds into the distance. A "stone wall" divides fields on the right. The large church on the far right is the Episcopal Church. A detail of one of the houses is above the main drawing in the left. Notes above the drawing read, in part: "Sloops can get with[in] 1/2 mile of village at high water / considerable quantities of ship timber & plank exported ... water brought by aqueduc t... sea-faring men live in the village.."
Object number1953.5.227
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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    Grace Bigelow
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    John Warner Barber
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