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Image Not Available for Mary Pierson Cheney and her son Stephen Pierson Cheney in a canvas chair
Mary Pierson Cheney and her son Stephen Pierson Cheney in a canvas chair
Image Not Available for Mary Pierson Cheney and her son Stephen Pierson Cheney in a canvas chair

Mary Pierson Cheney and her son Stephen Pierson Cheney in a canvas chair

Date1914-1915
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 5in. (10.2 x 12.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA woman wearing a shirtwaist and a long skirt lounges in a folding canvas chair on the porch of a frame house. A young boy is seated beside her. Trees and a screen door are visible in the background.
Object number1988.133.310
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, "1988-133-310" / "View of Mary Pierson (Cheney) sitting / in a canvas chair with her son / Stephen Pierson Cheney (1903-68) c. 1914-5"NotesSubject Note: The photograph was probably taken at the Cheney cottage in Marlborough, Connecticut. (Finlay 1/29/2014)
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