John Davenport Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Captain John Davenport Cheney
American, 1870 - 1919
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
American, 1833 - 1915
Dateabout 1886
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 9/16 × 3 7/8in. (14.1 × 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/4 × 3 15/16in. (15.9 × 10cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/4 × 3 15/16in. (15.9 × 10cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of John "Dave" Davenport Cheney as a teenager or young man. He is pictured in profile, facing to the left. John is wearing a white shirt with a wingtip collar under a tweed vest and jacket. He is also wearing a patterned tie. John's hair is slicked down.
Object number1988.85.72
MarkingsPrinted in gold ink on recto beneath image: "Ground Floor Studio. / 15 PRATT ST. / De Lamater / HARTFORD, / CONN."Printed in purple ink on verso, with banners and fireworks in the background: "De Lamater / ARTISTIC / Photographer / 15 PRATT ST. / HARTFORD, / CONN."
Printed in purple ink on verso, inside a ribbon to the left of previous text: "CRAYON / PORTRAITS / -- A -- / SPECIALTY"
Printed in purple ink on verso below other text: "DUPLICATES / CAN BE HAD / AT ANY TIME."
Printed in purple ink on verso near bottom: "First Floor Studio."InscribedHandwritten in pecil on verso: "Dave Cheney / John Davenport"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1885.
Cataloging worksheet in object file describes the material of Dave's jacket and vest as "heavy houndstooth check fabric".
John Davenport was the son of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell. He had eleven siblings. One of them was his twin, Howell Cheney.
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