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Gift of Katherine Louise Hayden, 1895.2.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection…
Yellow Tavern, Windsor Locks
Gift of Katherine Louise Hayden, 1895.2.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, Public Domain

Yellow Tavern, Windsor Locks

ArtistDrawn by Kate L. Hayden American, born about 1843
Date1894
MediumDrawing; pencil on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 9 13/16in. (21 x 25cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Katherine Louise Hayden
DescriptionThree-story frame structure partially obscured by trees has two chimneys. The corner of a frame building is to the right. Rocks, trees, and shrubs are along the bank of the Connecticut River.
Object number1895.2.2
InscribedOn verso: "Yellow Tavern / Old Stage Days / Black Bird with red throat and white breast / Sunday June 18-1898 mommy [illegible] / lighted on the corner bough of the may pole near / my window" There are other inscriptions which are unrelated to the image and appear to be diary entries.NotesSubject Note: Miss Webb owned the Yellow Tavern. It was on Center Street. Drawing by Kate L Hayden.
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