Emily Woodbridge Pitkin Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Emily Woodbridge Pitkin
American, 1825 - 1850
PainterPainted by
Seth Wells Cheney
American, 1810 - 1856
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1850
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 5/16 × 6 1/4in. (11 × 15.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 × 7 1/16in. (12.7 × 17.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 × 7 1/16in. (12.7 × 17.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionPhotograph of a painting of Emily Woodbridge Pitkin Cheney, painted by her husband Seth Wells Cheney. Emily is depicted lying in bed, with her head on a pillow and a blanket pulled up to her chest. She is wearing a kerchief or bonnet on her head. Her eyes are lifted upwards and her hands are resting on her chest.
Object number1991.54.128
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Emily ^ / Woodbridge / Pitkin Cheney"Handwritten in blue ink on verso: "in prayer / painted by Seth 1850"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "as she lay dying / first wife of Seth"NotesDate note: Date of painting is 1850. Date of photograph is unknown.
Title note: Based on note on verso of photograph, the artist's given title may have been "in prayer", or, "Emily Pitkin Cheney in prayer".
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Emily Cheney
