1953.5.242 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

South view of Tariffville in Simsbury.

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 1/8in. (9 x 13cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley

DescriptionView of Tariffville from the south. The larger industrial building with cupola is the Stone Factory; the principal industry is about rpet manufacturing by the New England about rpet Company. An inscription reads (in part) "situated on the west bank of the Farmington River."

Object number1953.5.242

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

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