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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.83 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Laura Cheney, and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. Sitting by a Reflector Oven in the Family Home in Marlborough, Connecticut
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.83 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Laura Cheney, and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. Sitting by a Reflector Oven in the Family Home in Marlborough, Connecticut

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionTwo girls are sitting beside a large brick fireplace. Both girls wear jumpers over long-sleeved shirts. One girl has a bow in her hair. A boy is crouching on the brick hearth in front of the fireplace, turning the handle on a rotisserie / reflecting oven. He is wearing a jacket, short pants, and stockings. A wooden door and shelves are in the background.
Object number1988.133.83
InscribedOn envelope, in pencil, "Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b. 1901) and Laura Cheney (1901-1990) sitting beside the fireplace at the family home in Marlborough, CT. Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. (1899-1930) is lying on the ground turning the handle on a rotisserie/reflecting oven. c.1910"
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.32 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Laura Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1900
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.86 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Anne Bunce Cheney watching Stephen Pierson Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney Playing Ball, Marlborough
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1910
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.116 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Marion Cheney, Ann Kimberly Cheney, Laura Cheney Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., Ward Cheney, and Antoinette Phelps Cheney Playing Outside the Frank Woodbridge Cheney House in Manchester, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1904
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.91 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Stephen Pierson Cheney, Roger Williams Cheney, Laura Cheney, and David Howell Cheney Playing in the Snow, probably in Manchester
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1910
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.92 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Laura Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney in a Snow Cave on the Great Lawn in Manchester
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1910
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.242 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney and Barbara Cheney sitting on a rattan chair
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1913
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.71 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Margaret Parsons, Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., Antoinette Phelps Cheney, and John Parsons Sittiing on a See-Saw
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1909
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.72 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Margaret Parsons, Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., Antoinette Phelps Cheney, and John Parsons Posing on a See-Saw, Manchester, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1909
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.47 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. in bed with the mumps
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1906
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.115 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney Seated in a Child's Rocking Chair.
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1903
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.210 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Stephen Pierson with his Grandchildren, Stephen Pierson Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney on the Porch of the Cheney Cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1905
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.211 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney and Stephen Pierson Cheney on the Porch of the Cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1905
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