Framed Photograph of English Oak Tree
- Description (Brief)
- This photograph of an English oak tree is one of forty-nine framed black and white photographic prints bequeathed to the Smithsonian by William F. Bucher of Washington, D.C. Bucher, a cabinetmaker, framed each photograph in wood of the same species as the tree depicted in the print. The photos were displayed in a special exhibition, Our Trees and their Woods at the United States National Museum in 1931.
- The tree depicted in this photograph was located in Danbury Park, in Essex, England and the image was made by E.N. Mason. The frame is made of English oak veneer on chestnut back.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1928
- frame maker
- Bucher, William F.
- photographer
- E. N. Mason
- Physical Description
- wood (frame material)
- glass (frame material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/2 in x 22 1/8 in x 1 in; 44.45 cm x 56.1975 cm x 2.54 cm
- ID Number
- AG.115767.20
- catalog number
- AG*115767.20
- accession number
- 115767
- maker number
- 23
- subject
- Trees
- frames
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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