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Cathedral Brook
Cathedral Brook

Cathedral Brook

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Hazel E. Tryon 1904 - 2003
PhotographerPhotographed by Wallace Nutting American, 1861 - 1941
Date1920-1940
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print, watercolor, and ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 13 1/8 x 10 5/16in. (33.3 x 26.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/8 x 10 5/16in. (33.3 x 26.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 19 7/8 x 15 7/8in. (50.5 x 40.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the estate of Hazel E. Martino
DescriptionA shallow brook flows in a rocky streambed. Grass and trees, including white birches, grow at the left and right. The foliage is in autumn colors, yellow, red, and orange.
Object number2003.27.72
InscribedOn recto, lower left, beneath image, "Cathedral Brook".
On verso of photograph, lower right, in pencil, accession number.
On verso of mount, lower right, in pencil, accession number.
NotesSignature Note: The signature is that of a colorist in Nutting's studio, not of not Nutting himself. (Finlay 10/1/2003)

Date Note: The date is based on the style of the photograph and the signature of the colorist. While the style suggests a date in the 1920s, the signature seems to indicate a date in the 1930s. (Finlay 10/1/2003)
On View
Not on view
Gift of Jeanine Guerette, 2004.138.24  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
early 20th century
Hazel E. Tryon
about 1955-1985
Chores, Lyons Plain, Connecticut
William J. Schaldach
about 1940
Chores, Lyons Plain, Connecticut
William J. Schaldach
about 1940
Lamp
Hazel E. Tryon
late 1940s to early 1950s
Gift of the estate of Hazel E. Martino, 2003.27.22.1a,b
Hazel E. Tryon
about 1957-1965