Ellen Waitstill Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Ellen Waitstill Cheney
American, 1862 - 1938
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace L. Bundy
American, 1839 - 1918
Dateabout 1874
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Ellen "Nell" Watistill Cheney as a girl. She is looking off-camera to the right. She is wearing a light-colored dress that has a ruffled collar. Her hair is gathered at the nape of her neck and she is wearing a thick knotted velvet headband.
Object number1991.54.31
MarkingsPrinted in brown ink on bottom of carte-de-visite on recto: "H. L. BUNDY, / HARTFORD."Printed in dark brown ink in middle of verso: "HORACE L. BUNDY, / [decorative curving line] / Photographer, / 368 MAIN STREET, / HARTFORD, CT."
Printed in dark brown ink on bottom of verso: "LARGE PICTURES A SPECIALTY. / THE INSTANEOUS PROCESS FOR CHILDREN."
InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Ellen Waitstill Cheney"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "g"NotesDate note: Estimate made based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1876.
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