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Gift of Anne Cheney Zinsser, 2008.37.80, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Edith May
Gift of Anne Cheney Zinsser, 2008.37.80, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

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)
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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