K. D. Cheney Children in Window
SubjectPortrait of
Clifford Dudley Cheney
(American, 1877-1948)
SubjectPortrait of
Theodora Cheney
(American, 1874 - 1951)
SubjectPortrait of
Philip Cheney
(American, 1878-1948)
SubjectPortrait of
Thomas Langdon Cheney Sr.
(American, 1879 - 1916)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography, black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 × 4 7/16in. (8.9 × 11.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/8 × 5 1/2in. (17.5 × 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
Object number2008.38.55
DescriptionView of three young men and a young woman with their faces in the windows of the Knight Dexter Cheney house in South Manchester, Connecticut. There are four window panes in a row, and one person is situated behind each. The first two panes are open. Clifford Dudley Cheney (1877-1948) is on the far left, with his arm around the neck of a dog which is perched with its paws on the window sill. Next is Theodora "Dora" Cheney (1874-1951), then Philip Cheney (1878-1948) and Thomas Cheney (1879-1916). Tom has a pipe in his mouth. They are all siblings.
This photograph is mounted on a piece of black album paper. There is a torn photograph mounted below it, depicting a young man wearing a fur coat and hat standing outdoors during winter. There is a thin border of another photograph on the right edge of the page, but no image. On the back is a picture of a grassy path between tall, flowering shrubs. There is a figure on the path, walking away from the camera.
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subjects in photograph.This photograph is mounted on a piece of black album paper. There is a torn photograph mounted below it, depicting a young man wearing a fur coat and hat standing outdoors during winter. There is a thin border of another photograph on the right edge of the page, but no image. On the back is a picture of a grassy path between tall, flowering shrubs. There is a figure on the path, walking away from the camera.
The subjects are all children of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith.
Constituent note: Though the inscription says that the subject on the far right is Tim Cheney, it is almost definitely Thomas Cheney. Tim Cheney was born in 1913.
Status
Not on view
