Emeline Lewis Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Emeline Lewis
(American, 1841 - 1915)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Howard A. Richardson
Dateabout 1870
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/2 × 1 9/16in. (6.4 × 4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
Object number1991.54.141
DescriptionBust length studio portrait of Emeline Lewis Cheney as an adult. She is looking off camera to the left. Emeline is wearing a dark colored dress and a white cravat. She is wearing short but dangling earings and her hair is piled in large knots on top of her head.
NotesDate note: Estimate made based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1870's. According to cataloging worksheet in object file: "Emma was married to Arthur Cheney (1837-1878). After his death she lived in Boston, but kept her home in South Manchester.
Status
Not on view
Henry Lewis Miller
Harvey & Lewis
Harvey & Lewis
