Unidentified Couple, Possibly Sherwood and Louise Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Sherwood Alfred Cheney
American, 1873 - 1949
SubjectPortrait of
Louise Delano
American, 1891 - 1923
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1921 - 1923
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 7/8 × 5 5/8in. (22.5 × 14.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor
DescriptionView of a man and woman standing arm-in-arm on a brick patio in front of a one story house. There is a path in front of the patio, made out of large paving blocks. The man is wearing a light colored jacket and matching knickerbockers, with a tie. The woman is wearing a quarter button shirt and a skirt with an appliquéd jacket and matching hat. She has a ring on her left ring finger. There is a large window with decorative shutters behind the couple to the left and a glass door behind them on the right.
Object number2008.38.63
InscribedHandwritten in pencil in upper right corner of verso: "[underlined "-"] 199[5 or 6]8"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "9988"NotesSubject note: The couple depicted may be Sherwood Alfred Cheney and his first wife, Louise Delano.
Date note: Sherwood and Louise were married in 1921. Louise died 9 September 1923.
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