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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.107, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright …
Ward Cheney (1875 - 1900)
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.107, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Ward Cheney (1875 - 1900)

SubjectPortrait of Ward Cheney American, 1875 - 1900
Dateabout 1896
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 10 1/16 × 8 1/16in. (25.6 × 20.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/2 × 3 1/2in. (11.4 × 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHalf length portrait of Ward Cheney as a young man. He is wearing a light colored turtleneck sweater that has a dark "Y" on it, for Yale. Ward has dark, curly hair. The photograph is cut in an oval and adhered to a dark-gray cardstock mount. The back of the mount is light gray.
Object number1988.85.107
MarkingsPrinted in black ink within a rectangular border on a slip of paper adhered to verso of mat: "FERD. STARK CO. / CARBON STUDIO / 68 WEST 58th ST., NEW YORK. / When ordering please mention / No [dotted line] / Color [dotted line]"InscribedHandwritten in black ink on dotted line next to "No" on verso: 1360"

Handwritten in black ink on dotted line next to "Color" on verso: "Platinum"
NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates, approximate age of subject in photograph, and time he would have been enrolled at Yale University. Ward graduated from Yale in 1896.
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