Helen Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Cheney
(American, 1868 - 1937)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace L. Bundy
(American, 1839 - 1918)
Dateabout 1876
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
Object number1991.54.28
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Helen Cheney as a girl. She is wearing a dress that has a high, ruffled collar and two dark stripes that run vertically down the front. Her hair is pulled back into an updo and there is a feathered hat on her head.
The carte-de-visite has a gilt border.
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1876. The carte-de-visite has a gilt border.
According to cataloging worksheet in object file, "Helen Cheney was the fourth of eleven children of Ednah Dow Smith and Kinght Dexter Cheney. She married Hugh Aiken Bayne in 1895, they separated and she moved back to South Manchester."
Status
Not on view
