Harriet A. Bowen Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Harriet A. Bowen
American, 1811 - 1870
Date1840 - 1850
MediumDrawing on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 13 7/8 × 10 7/8in. (35.2 × 27.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait painting of Harriet A. Bowen Cheney (1811-1870). She is looking to the right. Harriet is wearing a black jacket over a shirt that has a white lace collar. There is a circular brooch pinned at her neck. Her hair is parted in the middle and looped over her ears.
The picture is painted on a piece of paper which is adhered to a piece of cardstock.
The picture is painted on a piece of paper which is adhered to a piece of cardstock.
Object number1979.25.327
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "H. A. Bowen Cheney"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in portrait.Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
about 1855
1841
Unknown
