Pecannut Hickory, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frederick S. Brown
1822 - 1892
Date1890
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 1/2 x 15 3/4in. (59.7 x 40cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 1/2 x 15 3/4in. (59.7 x 40cm)
Mount (height x width): 27 1/2 x 20in. (69.9 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 1/2 x 15 3/4in. (59.7 x 40cm)
Mount (height x width): 27 1/2 x 20in. (69.9 x 50.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Howard Morse
DescriptionA large pecan tree is situated on a grassy lawn. Two park benches are beneath the tree. Additional trees and part of a large building are visible in the background.
Object number1939.16.8
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "539"; in pencil and black ink, "Pecannut Hickory. / This is a rare specimen. It is located on the 'Retreat' grounds in Hartford. / It is a southern tree and it is not probably that a northern specimen of the kind can / be found so far north. This species bears a nut that is known as Pecannut, but / I understand that this tree has never produced nuts. Thre is not so perfect a tree / of any kind, growing in this section that I know of. It must be nearly seventy feet high / and seemingly perfect in every respect. I have a view of this institution as far back / as 1840, at which time the grounds were not planted, so that I conclude this tree was / not on the grounds at that time, and as this description was written in 1890, it must / not be oer fifty years since it was transplanted. / Fred S. Brown."NotesSubject Note: The Retreat for the Insane, where the pecan tree was locataed, is now known as the Institute for Living. The tree was still on the grounds in 2012. (Finlay 3/21/2012)
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Frederick S. Brown
1885-1890
Frederick S. Brown
1886
Frederick S. Brown
1885-1890