Mary Pierson Cheney by Clothes Line
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
(American, 1874 - 1949)
Dateabout 1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8in. (10.5 × 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/2 × 3 3/8in. (11.4 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.439
DescriptionMary Pierson Cheney stands in the woods, on upward-sloping ground. There is a clothes line criss-crossing behind her. There are five articles of what appear to be underclothing hanging on the line. There is a large log beneath the clothes, and the rest of the ground is littered with sticks and roots.
NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.67 (photograph in album)Status
Not on viewKhoutavong Yongchaiyuth
2010 April 18