Group of Unidentified People on a Porch
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Electa Woodbridge Cheney
1821 - 1903
Date1866 - 1881
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/2 × 7 5/8in. (11.4 × 19.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/8 × 11 3/8in. (17.5 × 28.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/8 × 11 3/8in. (17.5 × 28.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionView of three women and a boy on the steps of a small hexagonal porch that protrudes from the side of a house. An elderly woman sits in a chair on the top step, with a middle-aged woman that could be Electa Cheney Goodman (1821-1903) standing to the right of her. There is a younger woman sitting on the edge of the step below them, on the left, and a boy sitting on the right. A small dog is laying on a lower step between the young woman and boy. The sides of the porch are covered in ivy.
The photograph is mounted on a piece of brown cardstock.
The photograph is mounted on a piece of brown cardstock.
Object number2008.38.57
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Electa Woodbridge Cheney was the daughter of George Cheney and Electa Woodbridge. She had eight older brothers, some of whom founded the Cheney Brothers silk business. She married Richard Goodman in 1845.
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