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2002.14.8
Cheney Family Portraits
2002.14.8

Cheney Family Portraits

Photographer (American)
Maker (American, 1891 - 1962)
Date1890-1910
MediumPhotography; photomechanical prints; carbon prints and woodburytypes on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (average image height x width---some smaller): 5 1/2 x 3 13/16in. (14 x 9.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Charles Cheney Humpstone
Object number2002.14.1-.11
DescriptionStudio portraits of men and women of the Cheney family of Manchester, Connecticut, including Ward Cheney, Ralph Cheney, Rush Cheney, Frank Cheney, Charles Cheney, John Cheney, Seth Cheney, Frank Woodbridge Cheney, and Mary Bushnell Cheney. All men have beards. In one portrait, Mary Woodbridge Cheney wears a hat trimmed with feathers and a fur piece or fur collar.
NotesTechnique Note: Most or all are copies or reproductions of earlier photographic portraits. 2002.14.10 is a halftone reproduction of 2002.14.9. (Finlay 6/12/2002)
Status
Not on view