View of the Charter Oak

PrinterPossibly printed by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPossibly published by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

Datebefore 1856

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 9/16 x 7 11/16in. (11.6 x 19.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/4 x 8 3/16in. (13.3 x 20.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionA large oak tree stands in a grassy lawn behind an iron fence with stone or wooden gateposts. Small trees, and a larger tree which appears to be an elm, grow along the fence. A man and a woman stand beneath the tree. A two-story house in the right background has three chimneys and a lunette in the gable over the front door with pilasters or columns beneath.

Object number1998.140.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "VIEW OF THE CHARTER OAK."

On verso, in pencil: upper right, "Box 32 / #3"; lower right, old and new accession numbers.

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