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Weatogue

ArtistDrawn by Aaron Draper Shattuck American, 1832 - 1928

Date1860

MediumDrawing; pencil and opaque white on laid paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 5/16 x 18 3/4in. (28.7 x 47.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 12 5/8 x 18 7/8in. (32.1 x 47.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 1/8 x 19 3/8in. (33.3 x 49.2cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionTwo elm trees grow in what appears to be a pasture. Vines grow on the trunk of the tree at the right. A rail fence surrounds the pasture. A third tree, in the fence corner, appears to be a willow. A stream or pond, possibly the edge of the Farmington River, is at the far left. Farm buildings are in the background, beyond another field. Trees surround the buildings.

Object number2004.61.0

InscribedOn recto, in pencil: lower left, "Weatogue 60"; on left margin, "CUT PIECE TO PATCH L/TOP 7 R/BTM".

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesSubject Note: According to Connecticut Place Names, Weatogue is a community in Simsbury on the west side of the Farmington River. The name means "wigwam place," and is said to be a corruption of "wit" (home) and "og" (place). (Finlay 9/3/2004)

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