Library at Horace Bushnell Cheney's House
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 4 1/4 × 2 1/2in. (10.8 × 6.4cm)
Sheet: 4 9/16 × 2 3/4in. (11.6 × 7cm)
Sheet: 4 9/16 × 2 3/4in. (11.6 × 7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionInterior view of the library at Horace Bushnell Cheney's house at 78 Forest Street in South Manchester, Connecticut. The image is taken from the dining room, looking into the library through a doorway. Both rooms have wood floors, covered by decorative rugs. In the foreground, to the left, part of a dining chair is visible. Behind it is a buffet table, sitting against the wall of the dining room to the left of the dorway into the library. There are candles on top of the buffet, and a framed picture hanging on the wall behind them. The dining room walls are covered in a floral scrollwork wallpaper. A large desk or table is visible through the doorway, in the middle of the library. There is a lamp sitting on it and several chairs arranged around it. The back wall of the library is lined with short bookshelves that are filled with books. There are a few decorative pieces on top of the bookshelves and a few framed pictures on the walls. There is another doorway into the library, to the right of the bookshelves.
Object number1988.133.543
InscribedHandwritten in ink on bottom of negative: "70" [Note that the negative must be flipped upside down with the emulsion layer facing up to read this.]Handwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Interior view of the library from the / dining room in the house of Horace / Bushnell Cheney at 78 Forest Street, / South Manchester, CT."
On View
Not on view
1930 - 1940
1925 - 1939
1925 - 1930
