Ancestral Tree.

PrinterPrinted by Kellogg & Hanmer American, 1844 - 1845

PublisherPublished by Kellogg & Hanmer American, 1844 - 1845

DraftsmanDrawn by Edwin Hubbard American

Date1845

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 10 3/8in. (34.6 x 26.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 13/16 x 11 15/16in. (42.7 x 30.3cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionGenealogical chart is in the form of an oak tree. Blank banners are provided for the names. Each banner is numbered to indicate the generation, up to the seventh generation. The trunk of the tree rises from a grassy base and splits to form two main branches. The banners themselves serve as the smaller branches. The tree is densely covered with oak leaves.

Object number2003.261.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title at bottom of image, "ANCESTRAL TREE. / EXPLANATION. Fig. 1 Name commencing the Record. 2. Parents names. 3. Grand Parents names. 4. Great Grand Parents names." Upper right, in pencil, "price 25 cents".

On verso, lower left, "worksheet #163". Lower right, in pencil, "Drw 37" accession number.

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