Philip Cheney's Drawing Room After Renovation
Date1930 - 1940
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/8 × 4 13/16in. (9.8 × 12.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
Object number1991.54.184
DescriptionView of the drawing room at Philip Cheney's house in South Manchester, Connecticut, after renovation in the 1920s. The floor appears to be made of strips of wood and has a diagonal, striped pattern to it. There are several tables and chairs in the foreground. There is a grand piano in the back left corner, with a large vase of flowers sitting on top of it. There is a fireplace in the middle of the back wall. There are bookshelves built into the wall to the left of it and there is an open doorway to the right. A large portrait of Knight Dexter Cheney, Sr. is centered above it. A tall candelabra stands on either side of the fireplace. The walls of the room are covered in molded wood paneling and there is crown molding along the ceiling.
NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1930's. Cataloging worksheet in object file states: "House formerly belonged to Knight Dexter, Philip's father, and was renovated by Helen after their marriage, except for the living room."
Philip married Helen Campbell in 1920.
For more information, see page 104 of "Great Oaks: Memoirs of the Cheney Family," by Antoinette Cheney Crocker.
Status
Not on view
1925 - 1939
1925 - 1930
1930 - 1940
