1953.5.221 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Oxford, Con.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Dateprobably 1836

MediumDrawing; ink on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 9/16 x 5 1/2in. (9 x 14cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionView of the central part of Oxford from the southeast. The building with the Gothic tower is the Episcopal Church. A cemetery is directly behind the church. Houses with outbuildings and fields behind them are thickly clustered at the right. Fields also climb the slope of "Governor's Hill" in the background.

Object number1953.5.221

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

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