Girls 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 3/16 × 3 3/16in. (5.6 × 8.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/8 × 3 9/16in. (6 × 9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/8 × 3 9/16in. (6 × 9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of two girls playing croquet outside, by the corner of a house. The girl on the left is slightly bent over, preparing to hit a ball on the ground with the croquet mallet that is in her hands. The girl on the right is also holding a mallet, with one hand. There is a ball on the ground near her feet. One wicket, or hoop, is visible a little beyond the girls.
Object number1988.133.575
InscribedHandwritten on envelope by project cataloger: "Two girls playing croquet"NotesCataloging worksheet in object file states that the photograph was probably taken in South Manchester, CT.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
