Unidentified Cheney Man
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1840 - 1870
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 15/16 × 3 7/16in. (12.5 × 8.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker
DescriptionView of a cased photograph depicting a middle aged man. The man is looking off camera to the right and is grasping the hair on the top of his head with his left hand. He is wearing a shirt, vest and jacket with a string tie. His eyes are light colored and he has a beard. The case has an oval depression around the image area and a scrollwork pattern around the outer edges. The case is lying on a woven material. There is a stain on the material, below the bottom edge of the cased image.
The photograph has been cut with a thick black border along the top edge and a thin one along the bottom edge.
The photograph has been cut with a thick black border along the top edge and a thin one along the bottom edge.
Object number1979.25.317
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "H. B. C. / Paul ? / Unidentified Cheney / Cheney Bros. Coll."NotesDate note: Date of original image estimated based on format of photograph. Date that this picture was taken is unknown.On View
Not on view
