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Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney (1824 - 1904)

Date1853 - 1856

MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 7/16 × 6 15/16in. (21.4 × 17.6cm)

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Knapp Packard

DescriptionPhotographic reproduction of a bust length sketch of Endah Dow Littlehale Cheney (1824-1904) by Seth Wells Cheney (1810-1856). Ednah is depicted in profile, facing to the right. Her hair is styled in a loose bun at the back of her head, with a stray curl hanging down below it.

Object number2008.39.4

MarkingsPrinted in blue ink on verso, within a circular stamp: "WILLIAM G. DUDLEY, / [flower symbol] / Commercial / Photography, / [flower symbol] / 902 Main St., Hartford, Conn."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "This could be / Mrs Seth Cheney / 'Aunt Ednah'"NotesDate note: Estimate of original artwork based on year of Ednah's marriage to Seth Cheney (1853) and the year of his death (1856). The exact date of this photographic reproduction is unknown but it was proably created after Dudley established himself in Hartford, Connecticut in 1899.

The sketch, made by Seth Cheney, appears to have been modeled after carte-de-visite 1991.54.129.

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