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Description:
Was it an accident, or a crafty maneuver carefully plotted by the feisty defenders of Connecticut's rights? We may never know, but what we do know is that one passionate Nutmegger, Captain Joseph Wadsworth, who was positioned outside the tavern, found himself in possession of the Charter during the ensuing chaos in the darkness. Wadsworth took it upon himself to hide the charter safely inside a majestic white oak tree on the Wyllys estate in Hartford. The stately tree was already more than 500 years old when it served its spectacular role as a hiding spot for the precious document. Wadsworth's bold move served to preserve not only the document but the rights of the colonists.Thus, the tree earned its nickname--the "Charter Oak." The venerable tree stood as a proud Connecticut symbol for another 150 years until it was toppled during a storm on August 21, 1856. Fully marked sterling and Gorhams marks. Length 5 3/4 inches. Made on a Chantilly blank. No mono or removal.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: SP210 |
| Condition:
Excellent |
Year:
1895
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| Country:
USA |
Maker:
Gorham |
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| Title:
Trees |
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| Materials:
Sterling |
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