Mary Pierson Cheney Sewing
Dateabout 1914
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 3 1/8in. (10.5 × 7.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/2 × 3 3/8in. (11.4 × 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/2 × 3 3/8in. (11.4 × 8.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionMary Cheney sits on the front porch of a log cabin. Her feet rest on the ground, which is covered in large wood chips. She wears a shirt with a lace collar, a cardigan, and a skirt that has two rows of buttons down the front. Her shoes are laced. There is an article of clothing draped over her lap, which she appears to be mending. The door to the cabin is wide open behind her, and there is a wooden support beam next to her, to the right.
Object number1988.133.440
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Mary Pierson (Cheney) sitting outside a / log cabin sewing something. Photo taken / in Canada during the trip of Horace Bushnell Cheney, HBC, Jr., Stephen Pierson Cheney and / MPC / c. 1914"NotesNegative of 1988.175.10.68 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view