Framed Photograph of a White Ash Tree
Framed Photograph of a White Ash Tree
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- Description (Brief)
- This photograph of a white ash 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 on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with the Capitol visible in the background. The image was made by William Bucher. The frame is made of white ash veneer on chestnut, with an ebony back band and an Andaman padauk glass bead.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- photograph & frame
- Date made
- 1931
- frame maker
- Bucher, William F.
- photographer
- Bucher, William F.
- Place Made
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- wood (frame material)
- glass (frame material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 3/16 in x 10 3/16 in x 7/8 in; 30.95625 cm x 25.87625 cm x 2.2225 cm
- ID Number
- AG.115767.43
- catalog number
- 115767.43
- accession number
- 115767
- maker number
- 48
- subject
- Trees
- frames
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Agriculture
- Natural Resources
- Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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