Group of Cheneys By Porch in Marlborough, CT
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Charles Cheney
American, 1866 - 1942
SubjectPortrait of
Harriet Bowen Cheney
American, 1867 - 1938
SubjectPortrait of
Seth Leslie Cheney
American, 1874 - 1942
SubjectPortrait of
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Cheney
American, 1868 - 1937
SubjectPortrait of
Frank Cheney, Jr.
American, 1860 - 1957
SubjectPortrait of
Paul H. Cheney
1867 - 1949
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Parker Cheney
American, 1873 - 1947
SubjectPortrait of
Emily Cheney
American, 1864 - 1952
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 5/8 × 4 3/4in. (9.2 × 12.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 3/4in. (9.5 × 12.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 × 4 3/4in. (9.5 × 12.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionA group of eleven people stand in three rows on or in front of the porch of the Cheney family vacation home in Marlborough, Connecticut. The back row stands on the porch, behind the railing. It consists of Charles Cheney, Harriet Bowen Cheney, Mary Lydia Brainard Cheney, and an unidentified woman who sits on the railing. The second row of people stands on the ground. It consists of a man who is possibly Seth Leslie Cheney, Horace Bushnell Cheney, and Helen Cheney. Sitting on the ground in front of them are Frank Cheney, Jr., a man who is possibly Paul Cheney, Ednah Parker Cheney, and Emily Cheney. The porch wraps around behind them and to the left.
Object number1988.133.472
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Group of men and women sitting in front / of the porch of the Cheney family vacation / home in Marlborough, CT c. 1895 / Back row: / Charles Cheney, Harriet Bowen Cheney (Cowles), / Mary Lydia Brainard (Cheney), unid. female / middle / poss. Seth Leslie Cheney, Horace Bushnell Cheney, / Helen Cheney (Bayne) / Front: / Frank Cheney, Jr., unid. male (poss. Paul Cheney), / Ednah Parker Cheney (Underhill), Emily Cheney (Learned)"NotesNegative of 1988.85.138.31 (photograph in album)On View
Not on view
