Charter Oak in winter, Hartford.
Date1836
MediumDrawing; pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 13/16in. (19 x 25cm)
Credit LineGift of Houghton Bulkeley
DescriptionA large leafless oak tree occupies the center of the composition; three smaller trees are to the right; one is identified as a "Pine." A fence is in the foreground. An inscription indicated "mounts" on the horizon
Object number1953.5.136
NotesSubject Note: In 1686, Joseph Wadsworth hid the colonial Charter in this large hollow tree to prevent its confiscation by Sir Edmund Andross. Preliminary drawing for Connecticut Historical Collections, John Warner Barber, New Haven, 1836.On View
Not on view