Cheney Children in Front of Tea House
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Stephen Pierson Cheney
(American, 1903 - 1968)
SubjectPortrait of
Roger Williams Cheney
(American, 1907 - 1990)
Dateabout 1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/4 × 3 1/4in. (5.7 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/8 × 3 5/8in. (6 × 9.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.387
DescriptionA boy, a girl, and a toddler stand outside in the grass in front of a small hut. There is a row of trees behind the hut, which has a roof and open sides. The children are all in nice clothes, and the girl has a large bow in her hair. They are Stephen P. Cheney, Antoinette Phelps Cheney (Crocker) and Roger Williams Cheney. The hut is a tea house or summer house that stood near the Horace Bushnell Cheney house in South Manchester, Connecticut.
NotesNegative of 1988.175.8.75 (photograph in album)Status
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1914
