Cheney Children with the Mumps
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1909
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, a boy, and two small children are propped up on pillows in two brass beds that have been pushed together. Their faces are swolllen with the mumps and bandages are wrapped around their heads. Patterned wallpaper is on the wall in the background.
Object number1988.133.178
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-178 / View of Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. (1899- / 1930), Roger Williams Cheney (1907-1990), / Stephen Pierson Cheney (1905-1968) and Mary Pierson (Cheney) in two beds pushed together. / They all have the mumps and are / wearing bandages around their heads and under their chins. c. 1909" "negative of / 1988-175-8.55"NotesSubject Note: Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., Roger Williams Cheney, and Stephen Pierson Cheney were all the children of Horace Bushnell Cheney, Sr. and his wife Mary Pierson Cheney. The photograph was probably taken at the Cheney home on Forest Street in Manchester, Connecticut (Finlay 3/15/2014)On View
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1906
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1906
