Edith May
ArtistEngraved by
John Cheney
American, 1801 - 1885
Dateafter 1852
MediumPrint: ink on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 5/16 × 3 9/16in. (11 × 9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 3/8 × 5 11/16in. (21.3 × 14.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16in. (35.4 × 27.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 3/8 × 5 11/16in. (21.3 × 14.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 13 15/16 × 10 15/16in. (35.4 × 27.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Anne Cheney Zinsser
DescriptionBust-length engraving of poetess Anne Drinker (1827-1903), known by her pen name, Edith May. Edith's hair is styled in a bun at the back of her head and there is a bow at her neck. The engraving is after a portrait by William H. Furness, Jr.
Object number2008.37.80
MarkingsPrinted in gray ink on recto below image: "W. H. Furness Jr. / John Cheney"Printed or handwritten in black ink on recto below image: "Edith May"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto of mount: "Edith May. / Engraved by John Cheney"NotesDate note: William H. Furness, Jr. painted a portrait of Anne Drinker in 1852. John Cheney would have created the engraving between 1852 and his death in 1885.
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Anne C. Gilbert
1936-1944
