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2004.57.65
Brownie Castle and West Cornwall Bridge
2004.57.65

Brownie Castle and West Cornwall Bridge

Datemid 20th century
MediumPhotomechanical prints; photoengraving, photoetching, and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 4in. (7.6 x 10.2cm) or smaller
Platemark (height x width): 3 x 4 1/4in. (7.6 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/16 x 5 1/2in. (11 x 14cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionViews of a center chimney saltbox house with louvered shutters and a covered bridge across a stream. A stone wall is in front of the house, and rail fences line the road approaching the bridge. Leafless trees are in both views.
Object number2004.57.65-.66
Inscribed2004.57.65: On recto, inscribed in plate, lower margin, "BROWNIE CASTLE, OLDEST HOUSE IN DERBY / Where French Soldiers Were Entertained During War of Revolution".
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numer.

2004.57.66: On recto, inscribed in plate, lower right, "WEST CORNWALL BRIDGE".
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.
On View
Not on view
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 1973.123.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture…
George Francis
between 1810 and 1829
2004.52.334
Nelson Augustus Moore
probably 1853
2005.160.9
Unknown
early 20th-late 20th century
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2002.102.1 © 2003 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Marie Laing
1945-1984
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2014.50.39  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Portland Lithograph Company
1900-1920
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.195 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Everett Augustus Scholfield
1866-1885
Gift of Paul R. McMahon, Jr., 2009.8.10.8  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
John Wesley Chudoba
1940
2002.109.33
F. J. Taylor
1900-1924