Hannah Cheney and Polly Cullen
SubjectPortrait of
Hannah Latimer Cheney
(American, 1912 - 2012)
SubjectPortrait of
Polly Cullen
(Scottish, born 1884)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Edmund Martin Ogden
(American, 1869 - 1945)
Date1914
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 7/8 × 5in. (17.5 × 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Hannah Latimer Cheney, age 2, with her nurse, Polly Cullen. Polly is sitting, with her legs curled up next to her, on a window seat. Hannah is standing on the cushion to her right, with one arm wrapped around Polly's neck. There is a pillow to the right of them and a portrait of a woman hanging on the wall above it. There is a large window behind them and the edge of a curatin is visible behind them to the right.
Object number1991.63.4
NotesDate note: Inscription on verso says 1914.
Context note: The Cheney family lived in Manchester and E. M. Ogden was a Manchester photographer, so this picture was probably taken in Manchester, Connecticut.On View
Not on viewHannah Bill
Hannah Darrow Jerome