Marion Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Marion Cheney Dennis
American, 1897 - 1976
PhotographerPhotographed by
DeLamater & Son
American
Dateabout 1897
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/4 × 2 1/4in. (9.5 × 5.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 5/16 × 3 9/16in. (13.5 × 9cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 5/16 × 3 9/16in. (13.5 × 9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Newton C. Brainard
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portrait of Marion Cheney as an infant. She is sitting in what appears to be a wooden chair, looking to the left. Marion is wearing a white or light-colored dress that has ruffled cuffs and a wide ruffled collar. Her hair is thick and dark.
The photograph is attached to a piece of cardstock that is light gray on the front and tan or off-white on the back. The front of the cardstock has a white space in the middle where the photograph is pasted. There is a thin border around that area, then a thick embossed border, a thin white line, and another thin border that is embossed with a different pattern.
The photograph is attached to a piece of cardstock that is light gray on the front and tan or off-white on the back. The front of the cardstock has a white space in the middle where the photograph is pasted. There is a thin border around that area, then a thick embossed border, a thin white line, and another thin border that is embossed with a different pattern.
Object number1964.73.59
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on recto beneath image: "DELAMATER & SON, / HARTFORD."InscribedHandwritten in black ink on verso: "Marion Cheney"Handwritten in blue ink on verso: "Rhodebeck (Dennis)"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.
Marion Cheney was the daughter of Charles Cheney (1866-1942) and his first wife, Mary Lydia Brainard.
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