Cheney Family Homes
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 5/16 x 4 1/8in. (5.9 x 10.5cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/16 x 4 3/4in. (7.8 x 12.1cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/16 x 4 3/4in. (7.8 x 12.1cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionTwo different houses are depicted surrounded by snow covered lawns. One house is a large mansion with a leafless tree, apparently an elm, and evergreen trees nearby; the other is frame cottage with a bay or inlet in the background.
Object number2008.38.50-.51
Inscribed2008.28.50: On verso, in pencil, "You gave me this & I / know you love me / but I thought you / might like another / with you"; lower right, in pencil, accession number2008.38.51: On recto, lower margin, in black ink, "My house at Kittery"; On verso, lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The two houses are the Knight Dexter Cheney house in Manchester, Connecticut, the home of Russell Cheney's father, and Russell Cheney's house in Kittery, Maine. (Finlay 3/1/2014)
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