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Charter Oak
PainterPainted by
Charles De Wolf Brownell
American, 1822 - 1909
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Leverett Brainard
American, 1828 - 1902
Date1857
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in gilt wood frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 29 x 36in. (73.7 x 91.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 33 x 40 x 1 3/4in. (83.8 x 101.6 x 4.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 33 x 40 x 1 3/4in. (83.8 x 101.6 x 4.4cm)
Credit LineGift of Newton C. Brainard
DescriptionLandscape painting, view of the Charter Oak, a large oak tree with summer foliage, a white picket fence on the left, and a woman and a man in the middle foreground. There are buildings in the background, also part of the Connecticut River is visible, along with the blue dome of the Colt Factory building, and a smokestack.
Object number1956.1.1
MarkingsOn stretcher, upper center, on gummed label, printed in black ink, "CURTIS H. MOYER / PICTURES AND FRAMES / 252 TRUMBULL ST. / HARTFORD, CO[NN.]"On backing, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "LABELS REMOVED FROMM STRETCHER REVERSE OF: / Brownell, Charter Oak / CONS-83-85 / Connecticut Historical Society, Top center left, center, & center right"
On label, in black ink, "56-1"
On label, printed in black ink, "[WADSWORTH ATHENEUM] / HARTFORD, CONN. [remainder illegible]"
On label, in black ink, "Loan Exhibition / Avery Memorial 1936 / Title Charter Oak / Artist C.D.W. Brownell - 1855 / Owner Newton C. Brainard"
On label, in black ink, "THE CHARTER OAK. / Purchased from the artist by Leverett / Brainard. / Mentioned in Marshall Jewel's book as / being in possession of the artist. / N.C.B. / 2-27-36"
On gummed label, typed in black ink, "THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / 'CHARTER OAK - Hartford' - oil on canvas / Signed: C.D.W. Brownell / Acc. No. 1956-1-1"
On gummed label, typed in black ink, "LABEL REMOVED FROM STRETCHER REVERSE OF: Brownell, Charter Oak / CONS-83-85 / Connecticut Historical Society / Bottom left."
On label, in black ink, "Newton C. Brainard"
On gummed label, lower left, printed in black ink, "Williamstown Regional Art Conservation Laboratory, Inc. / Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA 01267 / Artist Brownell / Title Charter Oak / Lab. No. 83-85 / Date Treated 1-84"InscribedOn back of frame, upper left, in red paint, "1-1956-1"NotesObject Note: The Connecticut Historical Society's version of Brownell's Charter Oak is the only one with people standing on the grass by the tree.
Subject Terms
On View
On viewabout 1859
about 1855