View of the Dining Room of the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, 78 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1898
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionStraight chairs surround a small square breakfast table. Silver and crystal is displayed in a glass-fronted sideboard at the left. Candlesticks, vases, and other objects are displayed on the mantelpiece of a fireplace at the right. A framed picture and what appears to be an inscribed metal plate hang on the walls, which are covered with patterned wallpaper.
Object number1988.133.312
InscribedOn paper envelope, in pencil, upper left, "negative of / 1988-85-138.69"; upper center, "View of the dining room of the Horace / Bushnell Cheney House, 78 Forest Street, / South Manchester, CT / includes view of hutch, dining room table / and fireplace c. 1898"On View
Not on viewHorace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
before 1898
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1898
1925 - 1930