Central Part of Taunton, Massachusetts
Samuel E. Brown, American, active 1840 - 1860
after John Warner Barber, American, 1798 - 1885
around 1846
Hand colored wood engraving on wove paper
Sheet: 5 1/4 × 8 7/8 in. (13.4 × 22.6 cm)
Image: 3 3/16 × 6 1/2 in. (8.1 × 16.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of the Estate of Basil O'Connor, Class of 1912
PR.973.334
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Printed, lower center margin: Drawn by J.W. Barber--Engraved by S.E. Brown, Boston. / CENTRAL PART OF TAUTON, MASS. / The above is an estern view of Tauton Green, with some of the surrounding buildings. The Court-House is seen on the left, and one / of the Congregational churches on the right.
Provenance
(Daniel) Basil O'Connor (1892-1972); bequeathed to the present collection, 1973.
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