Antoinette, Laura, and Helen Cheney Dancing in a Row
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 x 3 1/8in. (10.5 x 7.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionThree girls wearing short white dresses, white stockings, and white caps, stand in a row on a grassy lawn. They are holding hands and appear to be dancing. Flowering shrubs, probably rhododendrons, are in the background.
Object number1988.133.251
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-251" "View of Antoinette Phelps Cheney (b. 1901), Laura Cheney (1901-90) and Helen Cheney / rehersing [sic] a dance. They are standing in / a row, holding hands with their left / feet pointed in front. c. 1914" "negative of / 1988-175-10.46"NotesSubject Note: The photograph was probably taken on the Great Lawn behind the Cheney homes on Forest Street in Manchester, Connecticut.On View
Not on view
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1909
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1902
