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Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.144, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Ethel Mary Cheney
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.144, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Ethel Mary Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Ethel Mary Cheney American, 1878 - 1937
Dateabout 1889
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 1/2 × 5 5/16in. (21.6 × 13.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionImage of Ethel Mary Cheney as a girl standing outdoors in front of an evergreen tree. She is wearing a long coat that has a double row of buttons down the front and a thick strip of wool along the edge and hem. There is a short cape over her shoulders, edged with the same wool. Her hair is styled in long ringlets and there appears to be a small hat on her head. A small dark dog with pointed ears is sitting in the grass at her feet.
Object number1991.54.144
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Ethel Thorne"

Handwritten in pencil on verso: "nee Cheney"
NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1889.
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.143, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Ethel Mary Cheney
1879
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.142, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Ethel Mary Cheney
1878
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1853-1860
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Fanny Gaylord Bissell
1845-1855
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Samuel Peck
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Commodore Thomas MacDonough
1812-1814
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Unknown
about 1868
Gift of Alice Welles, 1933.21.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Mary Jane Goodwin Brainerd
about 1840-1845
Bequest of Roderick Bissell Jones,  1974.56.469, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No …
Mary Jane Bissell Bronson
1855-1860