Groups at Time of Bessie's Wedding
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Parker Cheney
American, 1873 - 1947
SubjectPortrait of
Emily Cheney
American, 1864 - 1952
SubjectPortrait of
Elizabeth Cheney
American, 1865 - 1898
SubjectPortrait of
Captain John Davenport Cheney
American, 1870 - 1919
SubjectPortrait of
Howell Cheney
American, 1870 - 1957
SubjectPortrait of
Theodora Cheney
American, 1874 - 1951
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Cheney
American, 1868 - 1937
Dateabout 1890
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 5/8 × 4 11/16in. (9.2 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 × 4 11/16in. (9.2 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 × 4 11/16in. (9.2 × 11.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA group of eighteen men and women stand in front of a large shrub. Four women sit on the ground in front of the people standing. A dog sits on the ground in front of the women, scratching its head with a paw. This group is the same one as depicted in 1988.133.332 and 1988.133.333. The image was taken at the time of Elizabeth "Bessie" Cheney Cowles' wedding. Ednah Parker Cheney (Underhill), Emily Cheney (Learned), Elizabeth Cheney (Cowles), John Davenport Cheney, Howell Cheney, Theodora Cheney (Dorey), and Helen Cheney (Bayne) are all present in the image.
Object number1988.133.334
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "From envelope 'groups at time of Bessie's / wedding' / c. 1890 / group of men and women, one row standing, the / other is seated, there is a dog in the foreground / In view: Ednah Parker Cheney (Underhill), Emily / Cheney (Learned), Elizabeth Cheney (Cowles), John / Davenport Cheney, Howell Cheney, Theodora / Cheney (Dorey), Helen Cheney (Bayne)"NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.86 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view