Groups at Time of Bessie's Wedding
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Knight Dexter Cheney II
(American, 1870 - 1910)
SubjectPortrait of
Charles Cheney
(American, 1866 - 1942)
SubjectPortrait of
Ward Cheney
(American, 1875 - 1900)
SubjectPortrait of
Theodora Cheney
(American, 1874 - 1951)
SubjectPortrait of
Emily Cheney
(American, 1864 - 1952)
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 15/16 × 4 11/16in. (10 × 11.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.335
DescriptionA group of eleven people stand outside in front of two large evergreen trees. Four more people kneel on the ground in front of the people standing, and three young women sit on the ground in front of them. The woman seated on the far right holds an evergreen branch in her right hand. She reaches for another branch that is on the ground in front of her with her left hand. Several of the people depicted are also in 1988.133.332-.334. The image was taken at the time of Elizabeth "Bessie" Cheney Cowles' wedding. Knight Dexter Cheney II, Charles Cheney, Ward Cheney, Theodora Cheney (Dorey), Ednah Parker Cheney (Underhill), Emily Cheney (Learned) and Helen Cheney (Bayne) are all present in the image.
NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.87 (photograph in album)Status
Not on view
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