Charter Oak Shadowbox
Date1855
MediumPaper, pencil, watercolor, moss, bark, acorns
DimensionsFrame (height x width x depth): 25 1/2 x 29 3/8 x 2 1/2in. (64.8 x 74.6 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Objects
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1986.284.0
DescriptionPencil and watercolor drawing with moss, bark, and acorns applied. In veneered ogee frame, with shallow gilt-edge shadow box inserted in rabbet. A label on the back of the shadowbox reads: "Model of the Charter Oak / The moss acorns and bark are / from the Charter Oak and was / made a year before its fall / by Mrs. Harriet Strong Hamer / Hartford, Conn."
Status
Not on view
about 1880
20th century
