Carved Charter Oak in shadowbox
Dateabout 1880
MediumCarving; oak, black paint and oak veneer frame
DimensionsFrame (height x width x depth): 18 1/4 × 16 1/8 × 2 1/4in. (46.4 × 41 × 5.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Harry Vawter
DescriptionCarving of the Charter Oak tree, made from the Charter Oak, in a shadowbox.
Object number2000.106.0
InscribedTyped label affixed to verso: "The Charter of Connecticut granted by King Charles II / in 1662 was concealed in this tree to prevent / its seizure and annulment by Sir Edmonds Andras [sic]. / Charter government was resumed in 1689 and the charter / continued to serve as a constitution until 1818. / The tree fell in 1856."Handwritten in red ink: "This is made from the / "Charter Oak Tree" and / belonged to my grandfather / Ludlow Barker in Hartford."
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