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Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.145, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History,  ...
Sarah Griffin Cheney
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.145, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Sarah Griffin Cheney

Subject (American, 1884 - 1968)
Date1920 - 1930
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 11/16 × 5 1/16in. (17 × 12.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
Object number1991.54.145
DescriptionBust length portrait of Sarah Griffin Cheney as a middle-aged woman. She is looking at the camera. Sarah is wearing a dress or blouse that has a gauze layer that fills in a lower neckline. She is wearing a strand of pearls that has been folded over to make three concentric loops, each one longer than the next. She is also wearing earings. Sarah's hair is pulled back from her face in an updo and the hair at the front is styled in soft waves.
NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1920's.
Status
Not on view