The Charter Oak.
PrinterPrinted by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
PublisherPublished by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
American, 1840 - 1867
Date1856
MediumLithography; black and tan printer's inks on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 15/16 x 13 5/16in. (22.7 x 33.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/16 x 17in. (33.2 x 43.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 1/16 x 17in. (33.2 x 43.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionThe top of a large oak tree lies on the ground at the right. The trunk is suspended in midair, supported by the upper branches. The huge broken stump is at the left. Additional large broken branches lie beside the tree. A man and a woman stand at the left beside the stump. A second man and a young girl stand to the right of the stump. A third man and two women stand at the far right. A crowd of additional people stand behind a picket fence in the background. The top gable of a house with two chimneys is just visible beyond dense trees in the distance.
Object number2004.116.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE CHARTER OAK. / From a View taken for the Hon. I.W. Stuart on the morning of its fall, Aug. 21st 1856." Lithographic facsimile of handwriting, lower right, "An accurate representation. / I.W. Stuart." Lower left, in pencil, "D 23 #6-a".On verso of mount, in pencil: upper left, "1856-0"; lower right, accession number.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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