Gift of Morgan Bulkeley Brainard, 1958.71.1 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

State House, Hartford, Connecticut, 1834

ArtistMade by Edward Williams Clay American, 1799 - 1857

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Mary Jane Path

Date1834

MediumDrawings; watercolor and black ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 3/8 x 4 1/8in. (6 x 10.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/4 x 4 1/2in. (7 x 11.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Morgan Bulkeley Brainard

DescriptionView of brick federal style building with a two-story Doric portico, a roofline balustrade and a cupola. Men and women walk on a sidewalk in lawn or park enclosed by an iron fence. The buildings in the background are on Main Street. There appears to be a tavern sign immediately to the right of the State House. The buildings on the right are on State Street. A hay wagon drawn by oxen, a horse-drawn carriage, and a man, two women and a child are on the dirt road at the left.

Object number1958.71.1

InscribedOn recto, below image, in black ink, "STATE HOUSE, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 1834."

On verso, in brown ink, "To Miss Mary Jane Path/ from her friend / E.W.Clay./ 31 Aug. 1834."NotesSubject Note: The Old State House was erected in 1796 to the designs of Charles Bulfinch. It served as the State Capitol until 1878 and as Hartford's city hall until 1915. The Government Building in City Hall Square housing the Post Office was begun in 1873 and completed in 1883.

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