Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Laura Cheney, and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. Sitting by a Reflector Oven in the Family Home in Marlborough, Connecticut
Date1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
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
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