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Painting

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1850-1875

GUSN

GUSN-12749

Description

Large oak tree in yard of schoolhouse at center right.

Details

Descriptive Terms

paintings (visual works)
graphite (mineral)
paper (fiber product)
Graphite
Unidentified Paper
Painting

Inscription

""The Ancient Oak at Brighton, Mass./ Cut down in May 1855"" Long typed label on backing recounting Florence Weber's painting of this subject.

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

11 7/8 x 11 7/8 x 1 1/8 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton

Accession Number

1933.658.1

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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