Horace Bushnell Cheney's First Birthday Party
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1900
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
DescriptionThree women are seated around a small round table or candlestand, holding infants and accompanied by small children. A birthday cake with a candle on it is on the table.
Object number1988.133.163
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-163 / April, 1900, Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr.'s / (1899-1930) First birthday party. Around / the table from L or R Anne Kimberly Bunce (Cheney), Ann Kimberly Cheney (1899-1906), Marion Cheney (1897-1975), Mary Lydia Brainard / (Cheney), Ward Cheney (1899-1963), HBC, Jr., / Mary C. O. Pierson (Cheney) and Elizabeth Cheney / Bayne (b. 1898) / In the center of the table there is a cake / with a lit candle in the center." "negative of / 1988-175-4.143"Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewHorace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1908
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1908