Stephen C. Pierson With His Grandchildren
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
SubjectPortrait of
Stephen C. Pierson
American, 1841 - 1918
SubjectPortrait of
Stephen Pierson Cheney
American, 1903 - 1968
Dateabout 1906
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 3/8 × 3 11/16in. (6 × 9.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/8 × 3 11/16in. (6 × 9.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionStephen C. Pierson is sitting outdoors on a lawn with two of his grandchildren. He is lounging on the grass, facing away from the camera. Antoinette Phelps Cheney sits leaning against him, facing the camera. Her chin rests on her left hand and she is wearing a large hat with flowers on it. Her younger brother Stephen Pierson Cheney is standing behind them both, looking at something in his hands. He is also wearing a hat. In the background there is a small grouping of tress, and behind that, a house.
Object number1988.133.479
InscribedHandwritten in pencil along bottom of negative (emulsion side): "1033844"Handwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "View of Stephen P. Cheney, Stephen C. Pierson, / and Antoinette Phelps Cheney (Crocker) outdoors / on a lawn. c. 1906"NotesNegative of 1988.85.138.260 (photograph in album)
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