Helen Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Helen Cheney
American, 1868 - 1937
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace L. Bundy
American, 1839 - 1918
Dateabout 1876
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Helen Cheney as a girl. She is wearing a dress that has a high, ruffled collar and two dark stripes that run vertically down the front. Her hair is pulled back into an updo and there is a feathered hat on her head.
The carte-de-visite has a gilt border.
The carte-de-visite has a gilt border.
Object number1991.54.28
MarkingsPrinted in gold ink on recto below image: "H. L. BUNDY, / HARTFORD."Printed in bronze ink in middle of verso: "HORACE L. BUNDY, / Photographer, / 368 MAIN STREET, / HARTFORD, CT."
Printed in bronze ink on bottom of verso: "LARGE PICTURES A SPECIALTY. / THE INSTANEOUS PROCESS FOR CHILDREN."InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Helen Cheney (Bayne)"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1876.
According to cataloging worksheet in object file, "Helen Cheney was the fourth of eleven children of Ednah Dow Smith and Kinght Dexter Cheney. She married Hugh Aiken Bayne in 1895, they separated and she moved back to South Manchester."
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