Margaret Swan Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Margaret Swan Cheney
American, 1855 - 1882
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace L. Bundy
American, 1839 - 1918
Date1875 - 1882
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 9/16 × 2 1/4in. (9 × 5.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.3 × 6.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.3 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionBust length studio portrait of Margaret Swan Cheney as a young woman. Her body is angled to the right but she is looking directly at the camera. Margaret is wearing a dark colored dress that has a high collar. There is a white ruffled collar sticking up from underneath. She also appears to be wearing a choker necklace that has a cameo pendant hanging from it. Margaret's hair is styled in a knot on top of her head.
There is a thin, gold border on the carte-de-visite, around the image area.
There is a thin, gold border on the carte-de-visite, around the image area.
Object number1991.54.131
MarkingsPrinted in gold ink on recto beneath image: "H. L. BUNDY, / HARTFORD."Printed in gold ink in middle of verso: "BUNDY / PHOTOGRAPHER / HARTFORD / CT."
Printed in gold ink on bottom of verso: "PICTURES ENLARGED TO ANY SIZE / AND FINISHED IN INK OR COLORS. / Marion, Imp. Paris"InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Margaret Swan Cheney"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "daughter of Seth / (1855-82)"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1881.
Cataloging worksheet in object file states the following: "Margaret was the only daughter of Seth and Ednah. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and worked in the Women's Laboratory. Her focus was on Chemistry. She died at the age of 27 of typhoid."
On View
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mid 20th century
Margaret Weeks
2008-2009
