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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.13, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Mary Pierson Cheney and Eldest Child Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr.
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.13, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Mary Pierson Cheney and Eldest Child Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr.

Subject (American, 1874 - 1949)
Date1900
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 5/16 × 3 3/4in. (13.5 × 9.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 × 6in. (22.9 × 15.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson Cheney and her eldest child, Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. Mary is standing on the right, wearing a dress that has black and white horizontal stripes on the sleeves and black and white ruffles across the bodice. There is a piece of decorative lace just above the ruffles. The dress has a high collar and there is a brooch pinned at the nape of Mary's neck. Her hair is pulled back in an updo. Her right arm is around the back of a small chair and her left arm is resting in her lap. Horace, Jr. is sitting in the chair. He is wearing a white dress and booties. The dress has decorative lace trimming on the skirt and sleeves and floral appliqués on the shoulders. There is a narrow pin secured on the bodice a few inches below Horace's chin.

The edges of the cabinet card have been blackened.
Object number1991.63.13
NotesDate note: 1900 is written on verso.
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1904
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.13, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
about 1905
Gift of Hannah C. Williams, 1992.115.10, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
1921
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.36, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
about 1898
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.46 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
1880-1915
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Un…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1936
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.35, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
about 1898
Girl's Dress
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
about 1878
Gift of Richard Dickson, 1856.2.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyrigh…
John Durand
about 1768