Ruth Bacon Cheney in Costume
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
(American, 1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Ruth Bacon
(American, 1884 - 1987)
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 5/8 × 3 3/8in. (11.7 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.133.536
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, and there is a headband tied around her head. 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.
NotesAccording to cataloging worksheet in object file, image depicts "Ruth (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".
Status
Not on view
