Sarah Griffin Cheney as an American Bride
SubjectPortrait of
Sarah Griffin
American, 1884 - 1968
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1921
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/16 × 3 1/16in. (10.3 × 7.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/16 × 3 1/4in. (11 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/16 × 3 1/4in. (11 × 8.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Hannah C. Williams
DescriptionView of Sarah Griffin Cheney standing on the edge of the brick porch of a large house. Her back is to the camera. She is wearing a long silk wedding dress. Sleeves are not visible. She wears a hat that has long decorative elements handing down on both sides of the face and a very long veil. The veil appears to be in two layers. One layer is spread out on the grass to the left and the other is spread to the right. There are two chairs sitting on the porch of the house, one on either side of the front entrance. The double doors are both open. There is a lantern hanging from the roof of a portico, over the porch.
Object number1992.115.12
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso, circled: "7"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "SARAH (GRIFFIN) CHENEY, / WIFE OF WILLIAM COATES CHENEY"
Handwritten in pencil in a different hand on verso: "see 1991.28.10.415?"NotesDate note: This image corresponds to a scene in the "Silk Pageant" home movie, dated April 4, 1921, in the Connecticut Museum collection (1985.113.2).
Context note: This photograph was probably taken in South Manchester, Connecticut.
A sign in film 1985.113.2 describes the costume as an "AMERICAN BRIDE". It was made out of Cheney silk for an international silk show.
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