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Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.63, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Und…
Unidentified Couple, Possibly Sherwood and Louise Cheney
Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.63, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Unidentified Couple, Possibly Sherwood and Louise Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Sherwood Alfred Cheney American, 1873 - 1949
SubjectPortrait of Louise Delano American, 1891 - 1923
Date1921 - 1923
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 7/8 × 5 5/8in. (22.5 × 14.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionView of a man and woman standing arm-in-arm on a brick patio in front of a one story house. There is a path in front of the patio, made out of large paving blocks. The man is wearing a light colored jacket and matching knickerbockers, with a tie. The woman is wearing a quarter button shirt and a skirt with an appliquéd jacket and matching hat. She has a ring on her left ring finger. There is a large window with decorative shutters behind the couple to the left and a glass door behind them on the right.
Object number2008.38.63
InscribedHandwritten in pencil in upper right corner of verso: "[underlined "-"] 199[5 or 6]8"

Handwritten in pencil on verso: "9988"
NotesSubject note: The couple depicted may be Sherwood Alfred Cheney and his first wife, Louise Delano.

Date note: Sherwood and Louise were married in 1921. Louise died 9 September 1923.
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