Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.180 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Children on the Lawn at Antoinette Cheney's Eighth Birthday Party, Manchester, Connecticut
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.180 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Children on the Lawn at Antoinette Cheney's Eighth Birthday Party, Manchester, Connecticut

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
DescriptionChildren, mostly girls in white dresses with white bows in their hair, stand outside on a grassy lawn. One small boy stands between the two groups of girls. Pine trees are in the background.
Object number1988.133.180
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-180 / Party for Antoinette's 5th birthday, group / of children dressed in party clothes outside / at the Horace Bushnell Cheney house. 1909" "negative of / 1988-175-8.57"NotesSubject Note: Antoinette Phelps Cheney was the daughter of Horace Bushnell Cheney and Mary Pierson Cheney. The family lived on Forest Street in Manchester, Connecticut. (Finlay 3/15/2014)
On View
Not on view
eMuseum
Copyright © eMuseum