Naturally Grown Maiden Oak

James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness; William Bembridge

Caption

James Sinclair, 14th Earl of Caithness (1821–1881); William Bembridge (British, 1818–1879). Naturally Grown Maiden Oak, ca. 1860. Albumen silver print, sheet: 11 x 8 7/8 in. (27.9 x 22.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Allan D. Rubenstein Memorial Collection, 1992.192.12.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Photography

Title

Naturally Grown Maiden Oak

Date

ca. 1860

Medium

Albumen silver print

Classification

Photograph

Dimensions

sheet: 11 x 8 7/8 in. (27.9 x 22.5 cm)

Inscriptions

Printed on recto below image: title; "Height 65 feet circumference at 5 feet from the ground 12 feet 3 inches"; "probable age 200 years"; quoted from Robert Burns: "Its army shade/Burns"

Credit Line

Allan D. Rubenstein Memorial Collection

Accession Number

1992.192.12

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