Knight Dexter Cheney, Jr.
SubjectPortrait of
Knight Dexter Cheney II
American, 1870 - 1910
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
American, 1833 - 1915
Dateabout 1873
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 × 2 3/8in. (10.2 × 6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2in. (10.6 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Knight Dexter Cheney, Jr. as a young boy. He is looking off camera to the right. K. D., Jr. is wearing a sailor suit and string tie. His hair is chin length and styled in loose ringlets. Both his hair and his eyes appear to be light in color.
Object number1991.54.27
MarkingsPrinted in light green ink on verso, inside a decorative border: "R. S. DE LAMATER. / DE/ [logo depicting overlapping "R", "S" and "L"] / Photographer, / THREE DOORS ABOVE POST OFFICE. / HARTFORD, / CONN."InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso: "Knight Dexter Cheney"Handwritten in pencil on verso after ink inscription: ", Jr."NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1873.
Knight Dexter Cheney, Jr. was the fifth child and eldest son of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith. He had ten siblings.
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Knight Dexter Cheney II
Frank Dexter Cheney Jr.
Frank Dexter Cheney Jr.
Frank Dexter Cheney Jr.
