The Whitney Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut
Date1914
MediumDrawing; gouache on paper or illustration board in frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 27 × 45 1/2in. (68.6 × 115.6cm)
Frame (height x width): 29 1/4 × 47 1/2in. (74.3 × 120.7cm)
Frame (height x width): 29 1/4 × 47 1/2in. (74.3 × 120.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Whitney Chain Operations, a division of Dresser Industries
DescriptionDrawing of the Whitney Manufacturing Company building at the corner of Hamilton Street and Bartholomew Avenue in Hartford. The low aerial perspective shows the street-facing facade of one side of the building, with a perpendicular wing extending behind it. There is a chimney with smoke coming out of it. There is a raised sign that reads, "THE WHITNEY MFG. CO. / HARTFORD CONN." In the mid background on the left is another factory; on the right there is a steam train. In the far background there are houses and other low-lying buildings.
Object number1985.7.2
InscribedLower left: "-JAN. 1914-"On View
Not on view