Ednah Cheney Underhill Dressed As Mme. Pompadeu
Date1922
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 13/16 × 3 3/8in. (12.2 × 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 13/16 × 3 3/8in. (12.2 × 8.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Ednah Parker Cheney Underhill standing on the brick front porch of a large house, just in front of the portico. She is wearing a silk gown with a wide hoop skirt and elbow-length sleeves. She is holding a staff in her left hand and has what appears to be a flower in her hair. Behind her, the double doors to the house are closed. A lantern hangs from the roof of a portico built over the porch.
Object number1988.133.523
InscribedHandwritten on envelop by project cataloger: "Ednah Cheney (Underhill)"NotesNegative of 1992.115.9 (photograph in album)According to cataloging worksheet in object file, the image depicts "Ednah (Cheney) Underhill (b. 1873) dressed as Mme. Pompadeu/Pompadem in a costume made of Cheney silk for an international silk show".
A sign in film 1985.113.2 describes the costume as "MADAME DE POMPADOUR / COURT OF FRANCE".
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