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Image Not Available for Bolton stone quarry.
Bolton stone quarry.
Image Not Available for Bolton stone quarry.

Bolton stone quarry.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885
Dateprobably 1836
MediumDrawing; ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 4 3/4in. (9 x 12cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionA drawing of men at work in a stone quarry in Bolton. Men are shown pulling slate from a hillside. Two men in top hats in the lower left watch the use of long bows and a series of pulleys to move the stone. A horse or mule is tied in the distance in front of a white building.
Object number1953.5.13
NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.
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