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Gift of John Howard Morse, 1939.16.4  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
A Remarkable Specimen of Wild Cherry Located in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford
Gift of John Howard Morse, 1939.16.4 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

A Remarkable Specimen of Wild Cherry Located in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Frederick S. Brown 1822 - 1892
Date1885-1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 1/4 x 17 1/2in. (54 x 44.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 1/4 x 17 1/2in. (54 x 44.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 27 1/2 x 20in. (69.9 x 50.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Howard Morse
DescriptionA man is seated on bench beneath a large cherry tree. A large funeral monument topped by an urn is in the right foreground. Small gravestones are visible behind the tree. Grassy lawns and additional trees are in the background.
Object number1939.16.4
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "539"; center left, in black ink, "A remarkable specimen of / Wild Cherry / Located in Cedar Hill Cemetery / Hartford"; in pencil, "#262"; lower right, in pencil, accession number
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