Mary Pierson Cheney and Son Stephen at the Beach
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Caroline Ogden Pierson
American, 1874 - 1949
SubjectPortrait of
Stephen Pierson Cheney
American, 1903 - 1968
Dateabout 1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/4 × 3 1/4in. (5.7 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 7/16 × 3 11/16in. (6.2 × 9.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 7/16 × 3 11/16in. (6.2 × 9.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionStephen Pierson Cheney and Mary Pierson Cheney sit in the sand on a beach in Haversham, Rhode Island. Stephen leans on his right arm and appears to be about to stand up. He is wearing a bathing suit that has a thick stripe on the edge of the sleeves and pant legs. Mary sits to his right and looks over at him. She is wearing a jacket, skirt, and hat. Long grasses grow out of the sand behind them.
Object number1988.133.477
InscribedHandwritten in ink on left edge of negative (base side up): "10x 2"Handwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of Mary Pierson (Cheney) and Stephen / Pierson Cheney sitting on the beach in / Haversham, RI c. 1908 / Steve is wearing a bathing suit and May is / wearing dark colored jacket and skirt"NotesNegative of 1988.85.138.226 (photograph in album)
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