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Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.14  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Phil Cheney
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.14 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Phil Cheney

Date1909
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/4 x 4 7/8in. (17.1 x 12.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 3/4 x 4 7/8in. (17.1 x 12.4cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 12 5/8 x 8 3/4in. (32.1 x 22.2cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionBust-length studio portraits of a young man wearing a wool jacket, a shirt with a celluloid collar, and a necktie. His hair is parted in the middle.
Object number2008.38.14-.15
Inscribed2008.38.14: on recto, lower center, in pencil, "Phil Cheney"

2008.38.15, on verso, in pencil, "Phil Cheney";

Both photographs: on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: Philip Cheney (1897-1992), the son of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Cheney, of Manchester, Connecticut, was an artist. (Finlay 2/19/2014)
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