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Emeline Lewis Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Emeline Lewis
American, 1841 - 1915
PhotographerPhotographed by
Howard A. Richardson
Dateabout 1870
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/2 × 1 9/16in. (6.4 × 4cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionBust length studio portrait of Emeline Lewis Cheney as an adult. She is looking off camera to the left. Emeline is wearing a dark colored dress and a white cravat. She is wearing short but dangling earings and her hair is piled in large knots on top of her head.
Object number1991.54.141
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on verso: "Richardson, / [between decorative scrolls] 22 / WINTER STREET, / BOSTON."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Mrs Arthur / Cheney"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Emma"NotesDate note: Estimate made based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1870's.
According to cataloging worksheet in object file: "Emma was married to Arthur Cheney (1837-1878). After his death she lived in Boston, but kept her home in South Manchester.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view1886 - 1888
1886 - 1889