Hope Amory Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Hope Amory Cheney
(American, 1913 - 1940)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1919
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 11 3/4 × 8 11/16in. (29.8 × 22.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 × 4 1/16in. (17.8 × 10.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
Object number1988.85.81
DescriptionFull length view of Hope Amory Cheney as a girl. She is standing indoors in front of a wall that has a horizontally striped, textured pattern. She is looking towards the camera and holding her hands, folded, in front of her. Hope is wearing a knee-length dress that has half-length sleeves with cuffs. A lighter piece of material criss-crosses the top of the dress, and there is a large bow in the back. She is wearing tall socks with shoes that have ankle straps. There is a thin ribbon in her hair, like a headband, and her hair is styled in curls.
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1919. Hope was the daughter of Frank Dexter Cheney, Sr. and Sara Otis Amory and the grandaughter of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell.
Status
Not on view
about 1850
