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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.147 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney Playing with a Rocking Chair
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.147 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Antoinette Phelps Cheney Playing with a Rocking Chair

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1901-1902
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 small girl wearing a white dress is seated on the floor of a porch holding a wooden rocking chair in both hands, apparently rocking it. A screen door is propped open in the background and the interior of a room is dimly visible through the open doorway.
Object number1988.133.147
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-147 / Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b. 1901) sitting on the / piazza of the Horace Bushnell Cheney house / playing with a rocking chair. c. 1901-2" "1988-175-7.122"
On View
Not on view
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, 1988.133.280 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sitting Room in the House of Antoinette Phelps, 72 Washington Street, Hartford, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
before 1898
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.74 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney and Jane Davenport Cheney having a Tea Party on a Porch
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1908
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.304 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hannah Latimer Cheney in a Rocking Chair
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1913-1914
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, 1988.133.118 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney Playing with a Marble
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1902
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, 1988.133.211 © 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
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.48 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. and Stephen Pierson Cheney in Bed with the Mumps
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1906
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.113 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney on a Wicker Chair at the Horace Bushnell Cheney House.
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1903
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.114 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney and Antoinette Phelps Cheney Kneeling on a Wicker Chair at the Horace Bushnell Cheney House.
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1903
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
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