Emily Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Emily Cheney
American, 1864 - 1952
PhotographerPhotographed by
Prescott & White
American, 1867 - 1873
Date1872 - 1873
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionFull length studio portrait of Emily Cheney Learned as a girl. She is standing on a decorative carpet with her left arm resting on top of a piece of furniture that is covered with a piece of cloth. In her left hand is a boater hat that is decorated with long ribbons and a few small flowers. Emily is wearing a dress and matching jacket with white stockings and black shoes. There is a large band of dark cloth around her waist. Her hair is short and straight, pulled back slightly with a ribbon that is tied in a bow on the top of her head. She has short bangs.
Object number1991.54.51
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on verso: "15 PRATT STREET / PRESCOTT [sketch of an owl above a shield that has a sketch of several portraits on the left side of a banner that reads "NE PLUS ULTRA" and a sketch of a camera on the right side of the banner] & WHITE. / HARTFORD, CONN."InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Emily Cheney (Learned)"NotesDate note: Estimate based on year that Prescott & White moved to Pratt Street (1872) and the year the partnership dissolved (1873).On View
Not on view
Emily Cheney
Adabelle Canney Lyon
