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Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.229 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…
General Putnam's quarters at Reading.
Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.229 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image has been edited in Photoshop to enhance the pencil drawing, and make it more visible.

General Putnam's quarters at Reading.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Date1835
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 5/16 x 8 1/4in. (16 x 21cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionSalt box house with outbuildings behind it. A well with a prominent sweep is at the right. The house is labeled "Shingled house," a "walnut" tree is in front. A field in the foreground, behind a "Virginia" rail fence, is labeled "mowing." This house served as General Israel Putnam's headquarters in the winter of 1779, during the Revolutionary War. It is situated in Reading, on the road between Norwalk and Danbury.
Object number1953.5.229
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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