Ednah and Theodora Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Dow Smith
1841 - 1915
SubjectPortrait of
Theodora Cheney
American, 1874 - 1951
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
American, 1833 - 1915
Date1874 - 1875
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 11/16 × 2 3/8in. (9.4 × 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 Elizabeth Knapp Packard
DescriptionHalf-length studio portrait of Ednah Dow Smith Cheney holding her seventh child, Theodora, as an infant. Theodora is wearing a long white dress and is held cheek to cheek with Ednah. Ednah is wearing a dark colored dress that has a lace collar and long, flowing lace at the end of the sleeves. The photograph is mounted on a piece of cardstock that is light green on the recto and brighter green on the verso.
Object number2008.39.16
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on recto below image: "DeLamater, / [Hart]ford"InscribedHandwritten in blue ink on verso, perpendicular to image orientation: "Mrs Knight Dexter Cheney / and Theodora, her / seventh child."NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subjects in photograph. Theodora was born in 1874. Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith had eleven children. Theodora was their seventh child.
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