Marion Cheney and Cousin Helen Brainard
SubjectPortrait of
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Marion Cheney Dennis
American, 1897 - 1976
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Sterling Brainard
1889 - 1899
Dateabout 1899
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 11/16 × 4 11/16in. (9.4 × 11.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 × 5in. (9.5 × 12.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 × 5in. (9.5 × 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA toddler and a young girl sit on a low step in front of a porch. There are several wooden chairs on the porch. The toddler, Marion Cheney, wears a beret and a coat. The girl sitting next to her, to the right, is her cousin Helen Brainard. She wears a dark-colored dress or coat with a large, light-colored collar and has a light-colored bow in her hair. Helen's right arm is draped around Marion's shoulders.
Object number1988.133.370
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of Marion Cheney (Dennis) and her / cousin Helen Brainerd seated on a / step outside of a house. c. 1901"NotesNegative of 1988.175.5.4 (photograph in album)Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
1897-1898
