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Museum purchase, 1959.37.3 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society
Cheshire Green, Conn.
Museum purchase, 1959.37.3 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Cheshire Green, Conn.

PrintmakerDrawn on stone by William Thompson Peters Jr. American, 1828 - 1898
Dateabout 1850
MediumLithography; black and tan printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/8 x 12 1/4in. (23.2 x 31.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 1/16 x 15 7/16in. (28.1 x 39.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionA view of the green in Cheshire, Connecticut. At the left, women are on the steps of a church with a portico and a steeple. A stagecoach and two carriages are being driven rapidly through town. A dog runs after one of them. A two-wheeled cart is stopped at the door of a building at the far left, which may the tavern whose sign is on the green near a flagpole flying a large American flag. The large rectangular sign reads "L. MUNSON'S / HOTEL." Two women stroll beneath the sign. Two men stand by a rail fence at the far right. Leafy trees are scattered about the green.
Object number1959.37.3
InscribedOn recto, lower center, beneath image, printed in tan ink, "CHESHIRE GREEN, / CONN."

On verso, upper left in pencil, "37-1959-3"; lower left, in pencil, "neg. 2230"
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