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Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5561  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Boardman House, East Haddam, Connecticut
Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.5561 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Boardman House, East Haddam, Connecticut

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling American, 1926 - 2009
Date1973
MediumDrawing; black ink on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 15 7/8 x 22in. (40.3 x 55.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family
DescriptionDrawing of the Boardman House in East Haddam, Connecticut. The house combines elements of the Italianate and Second Empire styles, with the cornices and cupola belonging to the former and the octagonal tower on the right belonging to the latter. The house is depicted from an angle, so one side and part of another are visible. There is a porch on the left and bushes on both sides of the house.
Object number2012.284.5561
MarkingsVerso, bottom right, stamped in gray ink: "The Estate of / RICHARD / WELLING" [in box]InscribedRecto, bottom right, handwritten in black ink: "WELLING 5/73"
Collections
  • Richard Welling Collection
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Not on view
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Richard Welling
1974
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Richard Welling
after 1972
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F. W. Beers & Co.
1874
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Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Museum purchase,  1987.38.0  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical …
Sophia Ellsworth
1812
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Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Bowl
Doulton & Co. Ltd.
1891-1902
Covered Basket
Mohegan People
about 1840