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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.321, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Flowers in the Conservatory of the Knight Dexter Cheney House
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.321, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Flowers in the Conservatory of the Knight Dexter Cheney House

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1892
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 11/16in. (12.1 × 9.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 × 3 13/16in. (12.4 × 9.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionLarge bushes in full-bloom line a path through the center of a room. The conservatory pictured was located in the Knight Dexter Cheney House in Manchester, Connecticut.
Object number1988.133.321
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Flowers in the conservatory of / the Knight Dexter House, Manchester, / CT c. 1892"NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.22 (photograph in album)

Cataloging worksheet in object file states: "House was redesigned in the 1920's"
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.670, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Interior View of Parlor in the Knight Dexter Cheney House
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    before 1920
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.337, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Groups at Time of Bessie's Wedding
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1890
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.338, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Groups at Time of Bessie's Wedding
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1890
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.587, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Parlor at the Knight Dexter Cheney House
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1890s
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.322, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Rhododendrons Outside of a Cheney House
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1890-1900
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.323, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Rhododendrons on the Lawn of the Cheney Family
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1890-1900
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.380, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Victory Garden at Frank Dexter Cheney House
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1917
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.63 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Two Men on Skis Behind the Knight Dexter Cheney House, Manchester, Connecticut
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    1909
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.612, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Probably the Frank W. Cheney House, "Big Red"
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1915
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.425, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Antoinette and Hannah Cheney Outside Their Home
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1914
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.583, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Child With a Sled
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1914
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.590, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
    Group of People Sitting on Steps
    Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
    about 1894
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