Living Room at Philip Cheney's House
Date1925 - 1939
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/8 × 4 3/4in. (9.8 × 12.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
Object number1991.54.183
DescriptionInterior view of the living room at Philip Cheney's house in South Manchester, Connecticut. The floor appears to be made of strips of wood and has a diagonal, striped pattern to it. The camera angle is facing a corner of the room. There are built in bookshelves and a fireplace on the left wall, with several large chairs sitting in front of it and a long table placed behind them, with more chairs facing toward the middle of the room. There is a large window on the same wall, near the corner. A secretary desk sits in the corner to the right of the window, on the right wall . The rest of the wall appears to be taken up by a floor-to-ceiling bay window. There is a couch directly in front of the window and a few chairs situated in front of it.
NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1925 - 30's. Cataloging worksheet in object file states: "The house formerly belonged to Philip's father Knight Dexter Cheney and was renovated by Helen after they were married. Philip's only deman was that the living room not be touched."
Philip married Helen Campbell in 1920.
For more information, see page 104 of "Great Oaks: Memoirs of the Cheney Family," by Antoinette Cheney Crocker.
The room pictured here is the same room shown in 1991.54.182.
Status
Not on view
1925 - 1930
after 1956
