Ednah Cheney Underhill Dressed as Mme. Pompadeu
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Parker Cheney Underhill
American, 1873 - 1947
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 1/4 × 3 1/4in. (10.8 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4in. (10.8 × 8.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Hannah C. Williams
DescriptionView of Ednah Parker Cheney Underhill standing on the brick front porch of a large house, just in front of the portico. She is wearing a silk gown with a wide hoop skirt and elbow-length sleeves. She is holding a staff in her left hand and has what appears to be a flower in her hair. Behind her, the double doors to the house are closed. A lantern hangs from the roof of a portico built over the porch.
Object number1992.115.9
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso, circled: "4"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "EDNAH CHENEY, MARRIED / 1925 SAMUEL G. UNDERHILL"
Handwritten in pencil on verso in a different hand: "see 1991.28.10.405"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 "MADAME DE POMPADOUR / COURT OF FRANCE". It was made out of Cheney silk for an international silk show.
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