Rosalie Amory Cheney in Costume
SubjectPortrait of
Rosalie Amory Cheney
American, 1906 - 1999
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 3/8 × 3 5/16in. (11.1 × 8.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/8 × 3 5/16in. (11.1 × 8.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Hannah C. Williams
DescriptionView of Rosalie Amory Cheney standing on the brick porch of a large house. She is wearing a silk dress and a hat with a very large brim. There are two chairs on the porch behind her, one on either side of the front entrance, under a portico. The double doors to the house are closed. There is a lantern hanging from the roof of the portico.
Object number1992.115.15
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso, circled: "10"Handwritten in pencil on verso by accessioner: "ROSALIE AMORY CHENEY (1906 - )"
Handwritten in pencil on verso in a different hand: "see 1991.28.10.407"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 "DIRECTOIRE PERIOD / UNE MERVEILLEUSE". It was made out of Cheney silk for an international silk show.
The photograph is filed under "F" for "Fashion Show".
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