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Oaks (#3) (3.24006)
Date: 1986Creator: Hart, Nancy
Type: Print
Description:Three different winter oak trees: white oak, northern red oak, and bur oak. Each tree has an acorn to the left and a leaf to the right of the trunk. White oak acorn has been cut out and is missing.
Extent: 1 print
Leaf Prints: White Oak (3.27721)
Date: circa 1950Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:A white negative nature print of white oak leaves and stems on a dark background with identifying text at bottom right handwritten by May T. Watts.
Identifying text:
- Oak white
- Quercus alba
Extent: 1 sheet
Notecards: Views of the Arboretum (3.27751)
Date: 1940 – 1960Creator: Watts, May Theilgaard
Type: Print
Description:Nine notecards showing 5 different views of The Morton Arboretum. Notecards are black ink etchings on cream paper, folded, with a deckle edge, accompanied by nine matching cream envelopes with a deckle edge and housed in a two-sided, gray leatherette portfolio with an orange paper tie. All notecards are blank with the exception of one which has a letter written inside.
Text in blue on front of the portfolio: THE MORTON ARBORETUM LISLE, ILLINOIS
Title on the bottom left and The Morton Arboretum on the bottom right of each notecard:
- From the hedge collection [1 card]
- Illustration depicts stone steps leading up to hedge collection and evergreen trees
- Along a small stream [3 cards]
- Illustration depicts a stream, bridge, tress, and shrubbery in winter
- Thornhill Building [2 cards]
- Illustration depicts view up the hill to the Thornhill building, with bare trees and mushrooms in foreground, clouds and trees behind building in background
- Along walk to Thornhill Building [2 cards, one containing correspondence regarding plans for a field trip]
- Illustration depicts trees and flowers in forest
- White oak [1 card]
- Illustration depicts a winter white oak in forest with shrubbery
Extent: 9 notecards with envelopes