Horace B. Cheney, Sr. (1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
PhotographerPhotographed by
Davis & Sanford
American, 1892 - 1915
Date1898
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 3/8 × 4 11/16in. (16.2 × 11.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 15/16 × 11in. (35.4 × 27.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 15/16 × 11in. (35.4 × 27.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHead and shoulders length studio portrait of Horace Bushnell Cheney, Sr. (1868-1936) as a young man. He is looking off camera to the left. Horace is wearing a white collared shirt with a dark waistcoat and jacket. He is also wearing a tie that is secured with a round tie pin.
The photograph is adhered to a piece of beige paper which is in turn mounted on a piece of thick cardstock.
The photograph is adhered to a piece of beige paper which is in turn mounted on a piece of thick cardstock.
Object number1991.63.37
MarkingsEngraved on recto below image: "DAVIS & SANFORD / ARTIST-PROOF PHOTOGRAVURE / NEW YORK"Printed in bronze ink on verso: "Order Duplicates by this No. and Letter [dotted line]"
Printed in bronze ink on verso within a rectangular geometric border: "DAVIS & SANFORD / [coat of arms with a banner that says "AMAT VICTORIA CURAM"] / ARTIST-PHOTOGRAPHERS / 246, Fifth Avenue, / NEW[dot]York[dot] U[dot]S[dot]A / BY APPOINTMENT / [Spanish coat of arms] / [dot]H[dot]R[dot]EULALIA[dot]"
Printed in bronze ink on bottom of verso: "MINIATURES ON IVORY AND PORCELAIN. / [line] PASTELS [line] / FINE GOLD AND METAL FRAMES / IN ALL SIZES READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. / THE LARGEST AND FINEST ASSORTMENT IN NEW YORK."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto below image: "Davis + Sanford."
Handwritten in pencil on verso, above dotted line after printed text that says "Order Duplicates by this No. and Letter": "18485 - B"
Handwritten in blue ink on verso: "Horace B. Cheney / 1898"NotesDate note: Inscription on verso gives date as 1898.
Cataloging worksheet in object file notes that donor is the daughter of the subject, and that the photograph was probably taken before the subject's marriage to Mary Pierson on June 8, 1898.
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