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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.208 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mary Pierson Cheney and her Children on the Porch, Haversham, Rhode Island
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.208 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mary Pierson Cheney and her Children on the Porch, Haversham, Rhode Island

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Date1904
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 x 4in. (12.7 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA woman is seated in a rocking chair on the porch of a shingled cottage, holding a small boy in her lap. An older boy and girl stand on either side of her. The girl and the baby wear broad-brimmed straw hats.
Object number1988.133.208
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-208 / Mary Pierson (Cheney) seated on the porch / of a cottage at Haversham, RI. She is / holding Stephen Pierson Cheney (1903-68) on / her lap and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. (1899-/1930) and Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b. 1901) are / flanking her. c. 1904." "1988-175-9.34"
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.216 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cheney Children on the Porch, Fishers Island, New York
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1906
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.150 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Polly Ensign and Antoinette Phelps Cheney Playing on the Beach, Haversham, Rhode Island
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1902-1903
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.126 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., and Stephen Pierson Cheney Playing in the Surf, probably at Haversham, Rhode Island
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1907
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.67 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mary Pierson Cheney sledding with her Children, Roger Williams Cheney, David Howell Cheney, Antoinette Phelps Cheney, Stephen Pierson Cheney, and Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr., in Manchester, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1908-1909
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, 1988.133.90 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cheney Children Jumping Rope on the Horace Bushnell Cheney Porch, Manchester
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1910
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.309 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mary Pierson Cheney with her children Stephen, Antoinette, and Roger outside in the snow
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1911-1912
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.136 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. Throwing Bean Bags outside the Cottage at Haversham, Rhode Island
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1901
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.134 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
View of the Cottage, the Ellwyn, at Haversham, Rhode Island
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1901
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.148 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cheney Children and Friends on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1904-1905
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.89 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Children Jumping Rope on the Porch of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House in Manchester
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1910
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.207 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney, Jr. and Antoinette Phelps Cheney Swimming at Haversham, Rhode Island
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1904
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