Dentist's office for employees, Cheney Brothers, Manchester
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1918
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
Object number1979.25.72
DescriptionA man in a white coat sits facing a young woman. He wears glasses and holds a dental tool or drill attached to a tube. A small dental sink is beside him. A glass dome covers parts of the drill apparatus. Wires and tubes extend towards the wall. The woman's chair has a headrest. A second sink is in the corner with a telephone on a shelf above. An examination table is at the right. A small calendar is on a shelf at the left. Bottles of chemicals or medicines are on a counter and desk in the background. An electric light hangs from the ceiling.
NotesSubject Note: In the 1910s, Cheney Brothers advertised that they were "the oldest and largest successful silk manufacturing company in America and the largest silk manufacturing company in the world." They produced dress silks of all kinds, silks for upholstery and drapery, velvets, cravats, millinery silks, silks for electrical purposes and silk yarns.Status
Not on view
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