The Pride of West Hartford: The Noah Webster House
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Datebefore 1976
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 x 27 1/8in. (40.6 x 68.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 21 7/8in. (40.6 x 55.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 21 7/8in. (40.6 x 55.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Noah Webster House in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house is depicted from an angle that shows the front and right side. There are stones leading up to the front door. A tree is in front of the house, with other trees and bushes around it.
Object number2012.284.5381
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "[vertical line, left-pointing arrow] 9 1/2 [horizontal line] 62 1/2 [right-pointing arrow, vertical line]"Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "p. 6 HCH"
NotesTitle Note: The title is derived from the title that appears in Richard Welling's Historic Connecticut Houses.
Subject Note: A reproduction of the drawing appears in Historic Connecticut Houses.
Date Note: The date is based on the year the book Historic Connecticut Houses was published.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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