Wells Wadsworth Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Wells Wadsworth Cheney
(American, 1857 - 1938)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 1 1/4 × 1 3/8in. (3.2 × 3.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 1 3/4 × 1 3/8in. (4.4 × 3.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 1 3/4 × 1 3/8in. (4.4 × 3.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of Wells Wadsworth Cheney. He is looking off camera to the left. Wells is wearing a suit jacket and vest over a white shirt with a checkered tie. There is a handkerchief in his front breast pocket and a watch chain hanging from a button hole. Wells has a thick moustach but no beard. His hair is parted sharply down the middle.
Object number1991.54.152
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1890.On View
Not on viewGeorge Wells Cheney Sr.
1904 - 1910