Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.87 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Shaker village, Enfield.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Dateprobably 1836

MediumDrawing; ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 1/8 x 4 3/4in. (8 x 12cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionA double row of building, including large communal dwelling houses. Buildings belonging to the Family in the center of the Shaker village are generally called the Church Family. A man and a boy with hoes and a man pushing a wheelbarrow, apparently in Shaker dress, are in the right foreground, by a row of trees and in front of a fence.

Object number1953.5.87

NotesPreliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

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