Dancing the Virginia Reel
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Charles Cheney
American, 1866 - 1942
SubjectPortrait of
William Coates Cheney
American, 1864 - 1941
SubjectPortrait of
Frank Cheney, Jr.
American, 1860 - 1957
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 7/8in. (12.1 × 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 7/8in. (12.1 × 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/4 × 3 7/8in. (12.1 × 9.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionMen and women stand indoors in two lines, facing each other. The building is rustic and may be the interior of a barn. The line on the left has one woman and six men. The one on the right has six women. At the far end of the building a man stands playing a fiddle or violin. The pair immediately in front of him hold hands, and the woman's arms are crossed as though she has just completed a spin. Included in the group are Charles Cheney, William Coates Cheney, Walter Bowden Cheney and Frank Cheney, Jr. The dance took place at the Cheney family vacation home in Marlborough, Connecticut.
Object number1988.133.369
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Group of men and women in a circle / playing 'Virginia Reel'. Included in / view are Charles Cheney, William Coates / Cheney, Walter Bowden Cheney and Frank / Cheney, Jr. / Interior view of the family vacation home / in Marlborough, CT"NotesNegative of 1988.175.3.165 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
