Marjory Cheney Dressed as a Chinese Bride
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Date1922
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 21in. (10.5 × 53.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 11/16 × 3 3/8in. (11.9 × 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 11/16 × 3 3/8in. (11.9 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Marjory Cheney standing on the brick porch of a large house. She is wearing a turban, tunic, and skirt, all made out of patterned cloth. Her body is turned to the left. Both arms are raised and she is holding an open fan in her right hand. There is a chair sitting on the porch behind her, to the left of the front entrance. The double doors are open and a young boy can be seen standing just inside. There is a portico over the porch, and there is a lantern hanging from the roof of the portico.
Object number1988.133.530
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Marjory Cheney"NotesNegative of 1992.115.16 (photograph in album)According to cataloging worksheet in object file, image depicts "Marjory Cheney (1880-1967) dressed as a Chinese bride in a costume made of Cheney silk for an international silk show".
A sign in film 1985.113.2 indicates that the costume is of a "CHINESE GIRL / (A BRIDE)".
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