Emily Cheney Learned
SubjectPortrait of
Emily Cheney
American, 1864 - 1952
Date1899
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 × 2 7/16in. (8.9 × 6.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionBust length portrait of Emily Cheney Learned (1864-1952). She is looking off camera to the right. Emily is wearing a dress or blouse that has puffed sleeves and a square neckline. Her hair is styled in an updo.
Object number1988.85.120
MarkingsEngraved on recto in bottom right corner of image: "1899"Printed in black ink on recto: "PHOTO-CRAYON / N. PERSCHEID / KÖNIGL. SӒCHS. HOF-PHOTOGRAPH. / [two coats of arms] / LEIPZIG / GELLERT-STRASSE N[superscripted "O" with dot beneath] 2."
Printed in black ink in middle of verso: "N. Perscheid / Königl. Sächs. Hof-photograph u. / Hof-Photograph S[superscripted “R” with line underneath it] Königl.Hoheif des / Grafen von Flandern. / LEIPZIG / GELLERT-STRASSE 2. / PARTERRE. / [decorative line]”
Printed in black ink on bottom of verso: "Vervielfältigung des Bilde ist untersagt."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Emily Cheney / Learned. / 1864 - 1952"NotesDate note: Engraving on recto gives date as 1899.
This photograph was probably taken shortly before or after Emily Cheney's marriage to Henry B. Learned. They were married on 14 June 1899.
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