Unidentified Woman and Bess Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Elizabeth Cheney
American, 1865 - 1898
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1880 - 1890
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 9/16 × 3 3/16in. (6.5 × 8.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 3 5/16in. (10.6 × 8.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 3 5/16in. (10.6 × 8.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionPortrait of two young women. They are both looking at the camera. The one on the right is Elizabeth "Bess" Cheney (1865-1898). Both women are wearing dark colored dresses and have their hair pulled up in updos. The woman on the left is leaning over and resting her head against Bess's head.
The photograph is mounted on a piece of cardstock that is dark gray on the front and a lighter gray on the back.
The photograph is mounted on a piece of cardstock that is dark gray on the front and a lighter gray on the back.
Object number2008.38.62
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Elizabeth "Bess" Cheney was the second child of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith. She had ten siblings.
On View
Not on view
George Wells Cheney Sr.
1904 - 1910
