Ward Cheney (1875 - 1900)
SubjectPortrait of
Ward Cheney
American, 1875 - 1900
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1898
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 3/8 × 6 3/8in. (21.3 × 16.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 3/4 × 12 3/8in. (34.9 × 31.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 3/4 × 12 3/8in. (34.9 × 31.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Horace Learned and Mrs. Frank W. Crocker
DescriptionHalf length portrait of Ward Cheney (1875-1900) as a teenager or young man. He is seated in a wooden chair and is looking at the camera. Ward is wearing a three piece suit with a silk tie that has a pattern of small circles on it. His hair is tousled.
The photograph is mounted on a thick piece of dark gray cardstock.
The photograph is mounted on a thick piece of dark gray cardstock.
Object number1979.25.321
MarkingsTyped in black ink on a slip of lined paper that is adhered to the verso: "Ward Cheney, son of Frank W. and Mary B. / Cheney (Circa 1898)Stamped in purple ink on verso: "PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIES, / BY HORACE L. BUNDY, / HARTFORD, CONN."NotesDate note: Text on verso gives date as circa 1898. Ward died in 1900.
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Ward Cheney
