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Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.153, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Wells Wadsworth Cheney
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.153, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Wells Wadsworth Cheney

Subject (American, 1857 - 1938)
Photographer (1847 - 1914)
Dateabout 1890
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 7/16 × 3 7/8in. (13.8 × 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (16.5 × 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionBust length studio portrait of Wells Wadsworth Cheney as an adult. He is angled to the left and looking off camera. Wells is wearing a white shirt that has a wing collar, a dark suit jacket, and a polka dot tie. He has a moustache but no beard. His bangs are parted in the middle of his forehead and curled up slightly to the sides, like wings.

The cabinet card has a thin gold border around the image area.
Object number1991.54.153
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1882. Wells Wadsworth Cheney was the son of George Wells Cheney (1825 - 1893) and Harriet Kingsbury Richmond.
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