1953.5.182 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

New Britain.

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

DescriptionDistant view of New Britain from the north west. The Methodist Church is the plain building with four windows in the center, with the large four-story brass factory of North and Stanley behind it. The mountains in the distance are beyond the Connecticut River.

Object number1953.5.182

NotesSubject Note: Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.

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