Charter Oak
PainterPainted by
Charles De Wolf Brownell
American, 1822 - 1909
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Leverett Brainard
American, 1843 - 1902
Date1857
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in gilt wood frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 29 x 36in. (73.7 x 91.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 33 x 40 x 1 3/4in. (83.8 x 101.6 x 4.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 33 x 40 x 1 3/4in. (83.8 x 101.6 x 4.4cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Newton C. Brainard
DescriptionLandscape painting, view of the Charter Oak, a large oak tree with summer foliage, a white picket fence on the left, and a woman and a man in the middle foreground. There are buildings in the background, also part of the Connecticut River is visible, along with the blue dome of the Colt Factory building, and a smokestack.
Object number1956.1.1
MarkingsOn stretcher, upper center, on gummed label, printed in black ink, "CURTIS H. MOYER / PICTURES AND FRAMES / 252 TRUMBULL ST. / HARTFORD, CO[NN.]"On backing, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "LABELS REMOVED FROMM STRETCHER REVERSE OF: / Brownell, Charter Oak / CONS-83-85 / Connecticut Historical Society, Top center left, center, & center right"
On label, in black ink, "56-1"
On label, printed in black ink, "[WADSWORTH ATHENEUM] / HARTFORD, CONN. [remainder illegible]"
On label, in black ink, "Loan Exhibition / Avery Memorial 1936 / Title Charter Oak / Artist C.D.W. Brownell - 1855 / Owner Newton C. Brainard"
On label, in black ink, "THE CHARTER OAK. / Purchased from the artist by Leverett / Brainard. / Mentioned in Marshall Jewel's book as / being in possession of the artist. / N.C.B. / 2-27-36"
On gummed label, typed in black ink, "THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / 'CHARTER OAK - Hartford' - oil on canvas / Signed: C.D.W. Brownell / Acc. No. 1956-1-1"
On gummed label, typed in black ink, "LABEL REMOVED FROM STRETCHER REVERSE OF: Brownell, Charter Oak / CONS-83-85 / Connecticut Historical Society / Bottom left."
On label, in black ink, "Newton C. Brainard"
On gummed label, lower left, printed in black ink, "Williamstown Regional Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc. / Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA 01267 / Artist Brownell / Title Charter Oak / Lab. No. 83-85 / Date Treated 1-84"InscribedOn back of frame, upper left, in red paint, "1-1956-1"NotesObject Note: The Connecticut Historical Society's version of Brownell's Charter Oak is the only one with people standing on the grass by the tree.
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