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Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker, 1979.25.421, Connecticut Museum of Culture an…
William Coates Cheney
Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker, 1979.25.421, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

William Coates Cheney

SubjectPortrait of William Coates Cheney American, 1864 - 1941
Dateabout 1910
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 7/16 × 3 1/16in. (11.3 × 7.8cm)
Sheet (height x width ): 6 1/16 × 4 1/16in. (15.4 × 10.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker
DescriptionBust length portrait of William Coates Cheney as an adult. He is looking above the camera and to the left. William is wearing a white shirt, jacket, and bow tie. His hair is thin and combed over to one side.
Object number1979.25.421
MarkingsPrinted in purple ink on verso, perpendicular to other text: "14"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "William Cheney / "From the Studio of C. H. Johnstone / Hartford, Conn." / [arrow pointing up at previous lines of text] / information from a duplicate image"

Handwritten in pencil in another hand on verso: "(Cheney Bros. Coll.)"
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograh.
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