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Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker, 1979.25.29, Connecticut Museum of Culture and Hi…
Charles Cheney (1803 - 1874)
Gift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker, 1979.25.29, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Charles Cheney (1803 - 1874)

SubjectPortrait of Charles Cheney American, 1803 - 1874
Date1854 - 1874
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 12 9/16 × 10 1/16in. (31.9 × 25.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank Crocker
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of Charles Cheney (1803-1874) as an older man. He is facing off camera to the left. Charles is wearing a three piece suit with a bow tie. His hair, beard, and moustach are wiry and all are salt and pepper or mostly gray.
Object number1979.25.29
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Charles Cheney, 1st"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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    about 1890
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    1916
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    Charles Smith
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    1898
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    about 1890
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    Charles Hosmer
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