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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.189  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mary Pierson Cheney and her Children Sitting around a Table on the Porch of their Cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.189 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mary Pierson Cheney and her Children Sitting around a Table on the Porch of their Cottage in Marlborough, 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
DescriptionA woman and four small children are seated in wooden folding chairs around a table set for breakfast or lunch on the porch of a frame building. Trees are in the background.
Object number1988.133.189
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-189 / Sitting around a table at the family / vacation home in Marlborough CT on the / porch. / Stephen Pierson Cheney (1903-68), Mary Pierson / Cheney, Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b. 1901), Roger Williams Cheney (1907-90) and Horace Bushnell / Cheney, Jr. (1899-1930) c. 1909" "negative of / 1988-175-8.72"
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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.478, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1906