Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.166 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Ward Cheney as an Infant
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.166 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Ward Cheney as an Infant

Photographer (American, 1868 - 1936)
After a work by
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 x 4in. (12.7 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.166
DescriptionPhotograph of a photograph of an infant wearing a white shirt or gown is propped up on pillows. The right edge of the original photograph is visible at the right and the wood grain of the table on which it was resting when the copy photograph was taken.
NotesDate Note: The image is a copy of a portrait photograph from the early 1870s. The date represents that date when the copy was made by Horace Bushnell Cheney, not the date of the original photograph. (Finlay 6/27/2014)
Status
Not on view
    eMuseum
    Copyright © eMuseum