Groups at Time of Bessie's Wedding
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Emily Cheney
(American, 1864 - 1952)
SubjectPortrait of
Elizabeth Cheney
(American, 1865 - 1898)
SubjectPortrait of
Captain John Davenport Cheney
(American, 1870 - 1919)
SubjectPortrait of
Howell Cheney
(American, 1870 - 1957)
SubjectPortrait of
Theodora Cheney
(American, 1874 - 1951)
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Cheney
(American, 1868 - 1937)
Dateabout 1890
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 11/16in. (9.5 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 11/16in. (9.5 × 11.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.332
DescriptionA group of eighteen men and women stand, outside, in front of a large shrub. Four women sit on the ground in front of the people standing, and a dog curls up on the grass in front of them. The image was taken at the time of Elizabeth "Bessie" Cheney Cowles' wedding. Ednah Parker Cheney (Underhill), Emily Cheney (Learned), Elizabeth Cheney (Cowles), John Davenport Cheney, Howell Cheney, Theodora Cheney (Dorey), and Helen Cheney (Bayne) are all present in the image.
NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.84 (photograph in album)Status
Not on view
