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Gift of Thomas L. Cheney, 1991.28.44, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Unde…
People In Front of a Fireplace
Gift of Thomas L. Cheney, 1991.28.44, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

People In Front of a Fireplace

SubjectPortrait of Philip Cheney American, 1878-1948
Date1920 - 1929
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 3/8 × 1 1/2in. (6 × 3.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/16 × 2 1/4in. (8.1 × 5.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Thomas L. Cheney
DescriptionView of three people indoors in front of a fireplace. One woman is standing on the left, leaning forward on the back of a chair that is tilted forward on its front legs. Another woman is seated in a chair to the right, in front of a man who is standing with his back to the fireplace. The man is probably Philip Cheney. There is a large, rectangular mirror hanging over the mantel.
Object number1991.28.44
NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1920's.

Cataloging worksheet in object file identifies the man as Philip Cheney.
On View
Not on view
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1910 - 1920
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Anne Kimberly Cheney
1899 - 1900
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Colonel Louis Richmond Cheney
1933 - 1940
Writing-arm Chair
Ebenezer Tracy
1765-1785
Side Chair
Unknown
1850-1870
Museum purchase, 1974.105.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
The Hitchcock Chair Co., Ltd.
1973
Side Chair
Waterman family
1805-1815