Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Dow Littlehale
American, 1824 - 1904
PhotographerPhotographed by
Augustus Marshall
American, died 1916
Dateabout 1894
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portrait of Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney as an older woman. She is seated in profile, facing to the left. The chair is upholstered and is decorated with long braided tassels. Ednah is wearing a dark, long-sleeved dress with a light colored collar and a ribbon or other decorative neckwear pinned at her throat. Her hands rest on top of a book, which is placed upright on her lap.
Object number1991.54.130
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on verso: "A. MARSHALL, / 147 TREMONT ST. / BOSTON."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "[crossed out] Jane E. Cheney."Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Ednah D Cheney"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Ednah Dow Littlehale / m. Seth Wells Cheney / 1853"NotesDate note: Estimate made based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1882.
According to cataloging worksheet in object file, "Ednah was the second wife of Seth Wells Cheney (1810-1856) who died of tuberculosis. Ednah remained close to the Cheney family and her neice married Knight Dexter Cheney. She was a writer, literary critic, feminist and involved in the anti-slavery movement."
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