John Davenport Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Captain John Davenport Cheney
American, 1870 - 1919
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 1 3/8 × 15/16in. (3.5 × 2.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 1 3/4 × 1 5/16in. (4.4 × 3.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 1 3/4 × 1 5/16in. (4.4 × 3.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of John "Dave" Davenport Cheney as a teenager or young man. He is looking off camera to the right. John is wearing a dark colored suit jacket and vest over a white shirt, with a patterned tie. The tip of a handkerchief or pocket square can be seen peeking out of his front jacket pocket. His hair is parted sharply on one side and slicked over to the left.
Object number1991.54.48
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "John D / C"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1884. 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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