The Cheney Children Playing a Ball Game, 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
DescriptionA woman in a long skirt and a large hat is kicking a ball. Three boys and two girls stand nearby. The boys are wearing jackets, short trousers and stockings. One boy wears a knit cap. The two young girls are wearing skirts and sweaters with long sleeves. They stand in a grassy field with leafless trees in the background.
Object number1988.133.84
InscribedOn envelope, in pencil, "Mary C.O. Pierson Cheny in a long skirt kicking a ball surrounded by boys and girls including Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. (1899-1930), Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b.1901) and Stephen Pierson Cheney (1903-1968). They are in the pasture by the family vacation home in Marlborough, CT. c.1910"On View
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Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1910
