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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.574, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Playing Croquet
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.574, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

Playing Croquet

PhotographerPhotographed by Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr. American, 1868 - 1936
Dateabout 1918
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 7/16in. (6 × 8.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of two girls and a man playing croquet outside. They are standing in a patch of grass, near some trees. Each person is holding a croquet mallet in one hand. There are two balls in the grass near where the group is standing, and a third over by a tree to the left. One wicket, or hoop, is visible in the foreground.
Object number1988.133.574
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "playing croquet"NotesCataloging worksheet in object file states that the photograph was probably taken in South Manchester, CT.
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.575, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1918
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2012.536.625 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Giles Bishop
1870-1930
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.349, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
1890-1900
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.560, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1917
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.60  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1909-1910
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.336, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1890
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.387, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1909