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Collection of Morgan B. Brainard, Gift of Mrs. Morgan B. Brainard, 1961.63.19    Photograph by …
Sign for Crofut's Inn
Collection of Morgan B. Brainard, Gift of Mrs. Morgan B. Brainard, 1961.63.19 Photograph by David Stansbury © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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Sign for Crofut's Inn

Datebefore 1892
MediumPaint, probably pine board and moldings, iron hardware
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including hardware): 39 x 37 3/4in. (99.1 x 95.9cm)
Other (height x width of sign only): 37 3/4 x 37 3/4in. (95.9 x 95.9cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCollection of Morgan B. Brainard, Gift of Mrs. Morgan B. Brainard
DescriptionImages: On both sides, rebus with a crow in a tree and a foot suspended from the sky, above a house.
Text: On both sides, "'s" to the right of the foot, and "INN" on the roof of the porch of the house.
Construction: Two boards, grain oriented horizontally, joined with a tongue-and-groove joint. Signboard is set within grooves of applied moldings, which are nailed to the edges and mitered at corners. Separate cove molding strips are applied to the inside recess between the signboard and frame, holding the signboard in place. No structural frame, no pediment or skirt.
Object number1961.63.19
NotesHistorical Note: Original location. The Crofut Inn was located on the west side of Southbury Road (Rt. 67) in Oxford. The house was operated as an inn by the widowed Maria Louisa McEwen Wilcoxson, circa 1882-92. George E. Crofut bought the property in 1892 and continued operating it until at least 1911. The building was demolished during a highway widening about 1931.
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