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Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Unde…
Helen Cheney (Mrs. Hugh A. Bayne)
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Helen Cheney (Mrs. Hugh A. Bayne)

SubjectPortrait of Helen Cheney American, 1868 - 1937
PhotographerPhotographed by Davis & Sanford American, 1892 - 1915
Date1892-1895
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (19.4 x 15.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 5/8 x 6 1/8in. (19.4 x 15.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 11 3/8 x 10in. (28.9 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portrait of a young woman wearing a white dress with full sleeves, trimmed with lace. She is holding a bouquet of white roses. A painted studio backdrop depicting a parklike landscape is in the background.
Object number2008.38.4
MarkingsOn recto, on mount, lower left, "ARTIST PROOF / PHOTOGRAVURE"InscribedOn verso, upper margin, in pencil, "Helen Cheney / (Mrs. Hugh A. Bayne)"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Helen Cheney was the daughter of Knight Dexter Cheney, of Manchester, Connecticut. She married Hugh A. Bayne in 1895. (Finlay 2/20/2014)
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