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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5394  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Joseph Webb House
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5394 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Joseph Webb House

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Dateprobably 1976
MediumDrawings; black ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image 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
DescriptionTwo nearly-identical drawings of the Joseph Webb House in Wethersfield, Connecticut. The house is depicted from an angle, with the front and part of the left side visible. The house is fenced in, with small trees and bushes around the house. There is an American flag on the left and a large tree partially obscuring the view of the side and front roof.
Object number2012.284.5394-.5395
MarkingsVersos, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]Inscribed2012.284.5394, bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "p. 24 HCH"

2012.284.5395, bottom, handwritten in pencil: "[vertical line, left-pointing arrow] 9 1/2 61 [right-pointing arrow, vertical line]"

Bottom right, handwritten in pencil: "P. 24 HCH"
NotesSubject Note: A reproduction of one of these drawings appears in Richard Welling's Historic Connecticut Houses.

Date Note: The date is based on the year Historic Connecticut Houses was published.
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