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Library in the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, 78 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut
Image Not Available for Library in the Horace Bushnell Cheney House, 78 Forest Street, Manchester, Connecticut

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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