Newgate, The Old State Prison of Connecticut
PrintmakerEngraved by
Unknown
PublisherPublished by
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
American
Date1888
MediumWood engraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/8 x 9 1/4in. (16.2 x 23.5cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/2 x 10 7/8in. (39.4 x 27.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/2 x 10 7/8in. (39.4 x 27.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionTwo views of Newgate Prison in East Granby, surrounded by extensive letterpress text. The upper image shows the buildings of the prison seen from a distance at the top of a rise with open fields and scattered trees and bushes in the foreground. The lower image shows a group of men in a cell; two of the men hold torches and the others are seated or crouched on the ground.
Object number1991.174.3
InscribedOn recto, beneath upper image, printed in black ink, "NEWGATE, THE OLD STATE PRISON OF CONNECTICUT"; beneath lower image, printed in black ink, "INTERIOR OF A VAULT IN NEWGATE, THE OLD STATE PRISON, GRANBY, CONN."On verso, lower right, in pencil, access number
On View
Not on view
ca. 1950
