Pavilion Family School, Hartford
ArtistDrawn by
Henry John Van-Lennep
1815 - 1889
Date1861
MediumDrawing; watercolor and Chinese white over pencil n wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 13/16 x 14 3/16in. (25 x 36cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionStructure, possibly stone or masonry, in the Greek Revival style has Roman Tuscan columns, two entry porches, dormer with balustrade, and brick foundation. The house has louvered windows, a fanlight, cellar windows, and oval window. On the dirt road to the left is a carriage and horse with a dog nearby. A woman with parasol sits in the back seat and a man with whip drives the carriage. Four women and one man are leaving the house. In the background are outbuildings, probably a barn and carriage house. To the right are hills, trees, and grass.
Object number1978.32.0
InscribedOn verso: "The Pavilion Family School, Hartford, Conn / conducted by Rev, Isaac Bird and his son Mr. James Bird / (both Yale graduates) and assisted by members of the family / from about 1840 to July 1869. / J. Pierpont Morgan attended this school somewhere / between the years 1845 and 1852. Edwin H. Blashfield attended the school somewhere between 1858 and 1862 (Mr. Blashfield has been for years / our leading mural painter) In 1869 the school was transferred to Great Barrington / Mass. And continued as Sedgwick Institute and later / as Sedgewick School. / This watercolor of the school / was painted about 1861 / by Henry J. Van Lennep."NotesSubject Note: The Pavilion School was held in the Birds' home on Pavilion Street.
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