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Library in 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

DescriptionBookcases full of books flank a windowseat with cushions on it. Small framed photographs, candlesticks, ceramics, and a statuette are displayed on the tops of the bookcases and on the mantel of a fireplace on the side wall. A framed copy of a painting of the Madonna and Child by Raphael hangs above the fireplace. Other framed pictures hang on the walls. A potted plant is on a small desk in the center of the room. A draw-string bag hangs from the back of a straight chair. An Oriental rug is on the floor.

Object number1988.133.317

InscribedOn paper envelope, upper left, in pencil, "negative of / 1988-85-138.74"; upper center, in pencil, "view of the library in the Horace Bushnell / Cheney House, 78 Forest Street, Manchester, CT / from the dining room c. 1898 / includes windowseat flanked by two built-in book / shelves, fireplace and desk in the center of the room"

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