Yale College and the New Haven State House
ca. 1839
Place madeUnited States, North America
PossiblyConnecticut
Silk, cotton, paint
Overall: 17 1/2 x 25 5/8 x 1/8 in. ( 44.4 x 65.1 x 0.3 cm )
Gift of George H. Danforth
1953.42
This view of the New Haven Green shows Yale College Old Brick Row with the Athenaeum (First Chapel), South Middle College (Connecticut Hall), Connecticut Lyceum, and Second Chapel behind a rail fence on the left. The New Haven State House designed by Ithiel Town which stood near the corner of College and Elm Streets, appears to the right.
DescriptionHorizontal rectangular needlework picture in various colors of silk and cotton floss on silk ground, depicts the green at Yale College and the State House at New Haven, Connecticut, the structures, and foreground and the tree trunks are worked in silk floss satin stitch, the foliage on the trees and bushes are worked in cotton floss knots, the sky, background trees and portions of the foreground are painted.ClassificationsTEXTILES
Joseph Cartwright
1815-1830
1963.163
