Caroline in a Tennis Costume
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
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 7/16 × 3 3/8in. (11.3 × 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/16 × 3 3/8in. (11.3 × 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Caroline standing on the brick front porch of a large house. She is wearing a striped dress that stops at mid-calf length. The sleeves come to her elbows. There is a matching band of matieral tied around her waist and tassels or ties at the point of the dress's v-shaped neckline. Caroline is holding a wooden tennis racket with her right hand on the handle and her left hand on the head. There are two chairs on the porch behind her, one on either side of the front entrance, under a portico. The double doors to the house are closed. There is a lantern hanging from the roof of the portico.
Object number1988.133.538
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Caroline"NotesAccording to cataloging worksheet in object file, image depicts "Caroline dressed in a costume made of Cheney silk for an international silk show".A sign in film 1985.113.2 indicates that the costume is a "MORNING FROCK."
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