Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.361, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin ...

Women in Bonnets

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. (American, 1868 - 1936)

Dateprobably about 1895

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 3/4in. (9.5 × 12.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 3/4in. (9.5 × 12.1cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams

Object number1988.133.361

DescriptionView of a wooden fence in a field. Ednah Parker Cheney (Underhill) sits on top of the fence, looking back over her shoulder at the camera. Harriet Bowen Cheney (Cowles), Helen Cheney (Bayne) and Theodora Cheney (Dorey) stand to her right, behind the fence, leaning forward on it. All four women wear bonnets. The field is part of the Cheney family vacation property in Marlborough, Connecticut.

NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.150 (photograph in album)

Status

Not on view