Ruth Sears Bacon Cheney in Costume
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
Date1922
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 9/16 × 3 3/8in. (11.6 × 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 9/16 × 3 3/8in. (11.6 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Ruth Sears Bacon Cheney standing on the brick porch of a large house. She is wearing a sleeveless dress that has a small train. There is a large fake flower attached near her waist. There are two chairs on the porch behind her, one on either side of the front entrance, under a portico. The double doors to the house are closed. There is a lantern hanging from the roof of the portico.
Object number1988.133.533
NotesNegative of 1992.115.20 (photograph in album)
According to cataloging worksheet in object file, image depicts "Ruth Sears (Bacon) Cheney dressed in a costume made of Cheney silk for an international silk show".
A sign in film 1985.113.2 indicates that the costume is an "EVENING GOWN".On View
Not on view