Anne Wells Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Anne Wells Cheney
American, 1849 - 1944
PhotographerPhotographed by
Louis Alman
Italian American, 1835 - 1903
Date1886 - 1888
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/4 × 2 3/8in. (9.5 × 6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Anne Cheney Zinsser
DescriptionBust length portrait of Anne Wells Cheney as a young adult. She is looking off camera to the left. Anne is wearing a dark colored dress that has decorative braiding and a light colored panel in the middle of the bodice. The dress has a high collar. Anne's hair is styled in an updo with tight curls over her forehead. She is wearing drop earings.
Object number2008.37.87
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on recto below image: "L. ALMAN, / 172 5TH AVE., N. Y."Printed in black ink on verso, with decorative banners and accents: "L. ALMAN / [interlocking "L" and "A" in a frame, flanked by a sketch of a camera on the left and an artist's palette on the right] / 172 / Fifth Avenue COR. Twenty Second St. / New York."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso by cataloger: "ANNE W. CHENEY (1849-1944)"NotesDate note: Louis Almon formed partnerships and operated as L. Almon & Co. from 1875 to about 1880 and then again starting in 1893. Based on the subject's life dates and approximate age in photograph, this picture was probably taken in the 1880s when Almon operated independently. A photograph of Anne's sister, Louise (2008.37.86), was probably taken at the same time and is dated 1886 or 1888.
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