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)
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)On View
Not on view
