View of Norwich, from the South. 1853.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Holmes & Co. American, active 1852 - 1853

After a work byAfter a work by J. Denison Crocker American, 1823 - 1907

Date1853

MediumLithography; color printer's inks on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 22 5/8 x 30 1/4in. (57.5 x 76.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 1/2 x 31 11/16in. (59.7 x 80.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA city is located on a low hill at the confluence of two rivers. Warehouses line the waterfront. One has a sign that reads: "C. Osgood & Co." Commercial buildings, houses, and churches are on the hill above. One church has a tall steeple, another is in the Gothic style with a square tower. A large factory with a smokestack is at the left. A house is on a wooded hill at the left, with additional buildings and a dock below. A cluster of buildings, one of them with a cupola, is in a clearing on the hill at the right. A jetty or breakwater is below. Steam locomotives draw trains of cars along both banks. Sailing vessels and steamboats are on the river. The large steamboat in the background has the name "CONNECTICUT" on her hull. The small steamboat in the foreground bears the name "CHARLES OSGOOD." A grassy field is in the right foreground. The tall masts of sailing vessels are visible behind the hill. Vignettes depict a factory complex on a river with a high waterfall at the left; a horse-drawn carriage passing a Classical Revival library building surrounded by trees; and a large town with several factory buildings in a river valley.

Object number1986.277.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "VIEW OF NORWICH, FROM THE SOUTH." Lithographed titles beneath vignettes, "NORWICH FALLS." "OTIS LIBRARY." "GREENVILLE (NORWICH.)" Lower right, in pencil, "T-92265".

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesSource Note: The original oil painting on which the main image is based is in the Slater Memorial Museum at the Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut.

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