Eliza Trumbull Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Eliza Trumbull Cheney
American, 1893 - 1958
PhotographerPhotographed by
Johnstone Studio
Date1907
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 3/4 × 3 13/16in. (14.6 × 9.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 3/16 × 8 7/16in. (28.4 × 21.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 3/16 × 8 7/16in. (28.4 × 21.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portrait of Eliza Trumbull Cheney as a young woman. She is standing in front of a painted backdrop that appears to have trees on it. Eliza is wearing a long coat that has a velvet collar and cuff. There is a white mink scarf around her neck and she is holding a matching muff in her right hand. She is wearing a large, ostrich-feather hat and white gloves.
Object number1991.54.38
MarkingsEmbossed logo on recto, below image area: "[inside a decorative circular logo, flanked by wings above a spur] NEVER / UNPREPARED / [beneath same circular logo] JOHNSTONE STUDIO"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto below image area: "Johnstone 1907."
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Eliza Cheney Roberts"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "11 +"NotesDate note: Date based on handwritten studio note on recto of image which says "Johnstone 1907." Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1908.
According to cataloging worksheet in object file, Eliza married John Taylor Roberts in 1915.
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