Groups at Time of Bessie's Wedding
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Wells Wadsworth Cheney
American, 1857 - 1938
SubjectPortrait of
Howell Cheney
American, 1870 - 1957
MakerMade by
William Coates Cheney
American, 1864 - 1941
SubjectPortrait of
Ward Cheney
American, 1875 - 1900
SubjectPortrait of
Clifford Dudley Cheney
American, 1877-1948
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 3/4 × 4 11/16in. (9.5 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 11/16in. (9.5 × 11.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionNine men stand outdoors in a grassy field. Tall trees can be seen far behind them. Four boys sit in the grass in front of the men. The boy on the far left, Ward Cheney, sticks out his tongue. The boy immediately to his right holds what may be a rugby ball. Just off frame to the right, a dog sits upright, looking up at the man standing next to him. One of the dog's paws rests in the lap of the boy sitting furthest to the right. The image was taken at the time of Elizabeth "Bessie" Cheney Cowles' wedding. Wells Wadsworth Cheney, Howell Cheney, William Coates Cheney, Ward Cheney and Clifford Dudley Cheney are all present.
Object number1988.133.336
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "From envelope 'groups at time of Bessie's wedding' / c.1890 / group of men standing and seated including / Wells Wadsworth Cheney, Howell Cheney, William / Coates Cheney, Ward Cheney (sticking out his / tongue), Clifford Dudley Cheney"NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.88 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
