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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2005.124.0  Photograph by David Stansbury © 2012 The Conn…
Sign for Butler's Inn
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2005.124.0 Photograph by David Stansbury © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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Sign for Butler's Inn

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Benjamin Butler American, 1751 - 1813
MediumWood and paint with iron hardware
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth, oval shape): 50 x 35 5/8 x 2 5/8in. (127 x 90.5 x 6.7cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionTwo-sided, oval-shaped tavern sign with a banded boarder enclosing a painted panel. The words "A Bird in the Hand is Worth two in the Bush" are painted in the border curving over the top of the oval. The name "E. Butler" is painted in the border curving around the bottom of the oval; part of the name "Benjamin" is still visible under the paint layer with the current name. In the right foreground of the painted panel, a hand grasps a bird with red, black, and white plummage. In the left foreground, extending all the way to the top of the painted panel, is a tree with two more birds. In the background, the landscape slopes down a hill toward pine trees. An iron ring hanger is mounted on each side of the frame, about fifteen inches from the top.
Object number2005.124.0
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