The Oliver Ellsworth Homestead
ArtistDrawn by
Richard Welling
American, 1926 - 2009
Dateprobably 1976
MediumDrawings; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 22in. (40.6 x 55.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionTwo nearly-identical drawings of the Oliver Ellsworth Homestead in Windsor, Connecticut, that show the house from the front and the right side, with a tree in front on the left and shrubbery directly in front of and on the side of the house. The only difference between the two drawings is the texture of the shrubbery.
Object number2012.284.5387-.5388
MarkingsVersos of both drawings, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]Inscribed2012.284.5387, recto, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "p 14 HCH"There are lines drawn around the image area and two lines, one diagonal and one vertical, going through it
2012.284.5388, recto, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "[|left-pointing arrow] 9 1/2 [horizontal line] 57 1/2 [right-pointing arrow |]"NotesTitle Note: The title is derived from Richard Welling's Historic Connecticut Houses.
Subject Note: A reproduction of the drawings is published in Historic Connecticut Houses.
Date Note: The date is based on the year Historic Connecticut Houses was published.
Collections
- Richard Welling Collection
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