Groups at Time of Bessie's Wedding
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Knight Dexter Cheney II
American, 1870 - 1910
SubjectPortrait of
Charles Cheney
American, 1866 - 1942
SubjectPortrait of
Ward Cheney
American, 1875 - 1900
SubjectPortrait of
Theodora Cheney
American, 1874 - 1951
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Parker Cheney Underhill
American, 1873 - 1947
SubjectPortrait of
Emily Cheney
American, 1864 - 1952
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Cheney
American, 1868 - 1937
Dateabout 1890
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 11/16in. (9.5 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 15/16 × 4 11/16in. (10 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 15/16 × 4 11/16in. (10 × 11.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA group of eleven people stand outside in front of two large evergreen trees. Four more people kneel on the ground in front of the people standing, and three young women sit on the ground in front of them. The woman seated on the far right holds an evergreen branch in her right hand. She reaches for another branch that is on the ground in front of her with her left hand. Several of the people depicted are also in 1988.133.332-.334. The image was taken at the time of Elizabeth "Bessie" Cheney Cowles' wedding. Knight Dexter Cheney II, Charles Cheney, Ward Cheney, Theodora Cheney (Dorey), Ednah Parker Cheney (Underhill), Emily Cheney (Learned) and Helen Cheney (Bayne) are all present in the image.
Object number1988.133.335
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "From envelope 'groups at time of Bessie's wedding' / c. 1890 / Three rows of men and women, included / in view Knight Dexter Cheney II, Charles / Cheney, Ward Cheney, Theodora Cheney (Dorey), / Ednah Parker Cheney (Underhill), Emily / Cheney (Learned) and Helen Cheney (Bayne)"NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.87 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
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