George Wells Cheney (1825 - 1893)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace L. Bundy
American, 1839 - 1918
Date1875 - 1885
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 7/8 × 4 7/8in. (17.5 × 12.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker
DescriptionView of a carte-de-visite showing a head-and-shoulders portrait of George Wells Cheney (1825-1893) as an older man. He is looking off camera to the right. He is wearing a white shirt, jacket, and string tie. George's hair is thin on the top of his head but he has a full moustache and beard. His hair coloring is salt and pepper. The words "Bundy, Photo: / HARTFORD" are printed on the bottom of the CDV. It is pinned, with a large round tack, to a textured cloth backdrop.
Object number1979.25.6
MarkingsTyped in black ink on envelope: "Negative, photographic, B&W, of George W. Cheney"Engraved along top edge of negative, emulsion side up: "EASTMAN--KODAK / 96"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on envelope: "Cheney 13"
Handwritten in black ink on emulsion side of negative: "Geo. W. Cheney"NotesDate note: Date of carte-de-visite is estimated based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Date this photograph was taken is unknown.
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Bundy & Stoddard
