George Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
George Cheney
American, 1771 - 1829
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (Silhouette): 5 1/2 × 6 1/4in. (14 × 15.9cm)
Primary Dimensions (Envelope): 9 9/16 × 6 5/16in. (24.3 × 16cm)
Primary Dimensions (Envelope): 9 9/16 × 6 5/16in. (24.3 × 16cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Martha Dewing
Description(a) Silhouette of George Cheney, father of the Cheney Brothers, mounted on a thin sheet of paper, and (b) envelope from Marquise de la Fourronay's Collection Works of Art.
Object number2015.173.160a-b
Inscribed(b) Printed in purple on front: "Marquise de la Fourronay's Collection/ Works of Art"(b) Handwritten in black ink on front: "Mme. E. D. Cheney./ Forest Hills St.,/ Jamaica Plain/ Mass."
(b) Handwritten in black ink on front: "Profiles of/ George Cheney/ father of the Cheney/ Brothers/ given us by Aunt Ednah"
(b) Handwritten in black ink on front: "pen handle/ from Bushnell"
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
George Wells Cheney Sr.
1904 - 1910
