Gift of Houghton Bulkeley, 1953.5.136 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society. This image ha…

Charter Oak in winter, Hartford.

ArtistDrawn by John Warner Barber American, 1798 - 1885

Date1836

MediumDrawing; pencil on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 7 1/2 x 9 13/16in. (19 x 25cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

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.

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