Fine Trees on the Side of the Old Road in the South Meadow Near What is Now Charter Oak Avenue
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frederick S. Brown
1822 - 1892
Date1885-1890
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 17 3/4 x 19 1/2in. (45.1 x 49.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 3/4 x 19 1/2in. (45.1 x 49.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 20 x 27 1/2in. (50.8 x 69.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 17 3/4 x 19 1/2in. (45.1 x 49.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 20 x 27 1/2in. (50.8 x 69.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Howard Morse
DescriptionLarge trees grow in a line in a field or grassy lawn. A rail fence and an iron fence are in the background. Beyond the fences, a large stone or brick building and a frame structure that appears to be a barn, warehouse, or factory are visible.
Object number1939.16.17
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil and black ink, "539"; in black ink, "Fine trees on the side of the old road in the south / meadow near what is now Charter Oak Avenue. Mr. Colt, in laying out his / grounds and building his factory discontinued the old road, but traces of it / and the trees that bordered it, can be seen occasionally."; lower right, in pencil, accession number.On View
Not on view
Frederick S. Brown
1885
Frederick S. Brown
1885-1890
Frederick S. Brown
1886
