Sherwood and Molly Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Sherwood Alfred Cheney
American, 1873 - 1949
SubjectPortrait of
Matilda Delano Cheney
1922 - 2016
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1923
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 9 1/16 × 7in. (23 × 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionView of Sherwood Cheney holding his infant daughter Matilda (Molly). Sherwood appears to be sitting and Molly is standing on a surface to his left, leaning into him. He is holding her with both hands. Sherwood is wearing a tweed suit jacket over a striped shirt with a dark tie. There is a wedding band on the ring finger of his left hand. Molly is wearing a white dress and stockings.
Object number1991.54.135
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "9th g[?] -"Handwritten in blue ink on verso: "Sherwood + Mol[y?] Peking / just after Louises death"NotesDate note: Note on back says that the picture was taken just after Louise's death, which occured on September 9, 1923. Therefore the picture was probably taken in late 1923.
Cataloging worksheet in object file states the following: "Sherwood attended West Point and was a professional soldier. During WW I he was a Brigadier General and was given the Distinguished Service Medal and the Croix de Guerre. He was married before he went to China in 1921, his wife died around a year after her daughter was born."
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