Mary Bushnell Cheney with Twin Daughters "Peg" and "Doll"
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Bushnell
American, 1840 - 1917
SubjectPortrait of
Marjory Cheney
American, 1880 - 1967
SubjectPortrait of
Dorothy Cheney
American, 1880 - 1971
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
American, 1833 - 1915
Dateabout 1881
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/8 × 2 1/2in. (11.1 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portrait of Mary Bushnell Cheney with her infant twin daughters, Marjory (Peg) and Dorothy (Doll). Mary is seated on a piece of furniture that is covered with a cloth. She is looking down at the girls, who are seated in her lap and looking toward the camera. Mary is wearing a dark dress with a white collar and a dark bow fastened at the neck. The girls are wearing white dresses with wide ribbons around the torso, stockings, and shoes with buttons up the side.
Object number1991.54.62
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on a diagonal on verso: "De Lamater, / PHOTOGRAPHER, / No. 258 Main Street, / 3 DOORS ABOVE POST OFFICE. / HARTFORD, CONN."InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Peg & Doll"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Cheney / Mary Bushnell Cheney / Mother,"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "8"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Mrs. Frank W. / Cheney"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of daughters in photograph.
On View
Not on view
Unknown
1855-1865
Dorothy Cheney