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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.121  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
David Howell Cheney on a Hobby Horse
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.121 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

David Howell Cheney on a Hobby Horse

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1905-1906
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 x 4in. (12.7 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA small boy wearing a dress, shoes, and socks stands astride a hobby horse in front of a brick wall. Vines, possibly including a trumpet vine, grow on the wall.
Object number1988.133.121
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-121 / David Howell Cheney (b. 1904) standing beside / a brick building on a hobby horse, c. 1905-6" "negative of / 1988-175-6.15"
On View
Not on view
Our Pony.
Kellogg & Bulkeley
after 1867
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.404, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1911
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.112  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
July 22, 1901