Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Mary Bushnell
American, 1840 - 1917
SubjectPortrait of
Col. Frank W. Cheney
American, 1832 - 1909
PhotographerPhotographed by
Warner Photo Co.
Dateabout 1898
MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 7/16 × 8 5/16in. (16.4 × 21.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/16 × 9 1/16in. (17.9 × 23cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 13/16 × 13 5/16in. (27.5 × 33.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 1/16 × 9 1/16in. (17.9 × 23cm)
Mount (height x width): 10 13/16 × 13 5/16in. (27.5 × 33.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionView of Mary Bushnell Cheney and Frank Woodbridge Cheney sitting in the middle of a room. Mary is seated on the left, on a stool or low chair. She is resting one arm on the armrest of Frank's chair, which is on the right. Mary is wearing a heavy wool dress. The top of the dress has light colored lapels with dark colored stripes, a high neck, and ruffles down the front. Frank is seated on the right, in a taller chair that has cabriole legs and ball and claw feet. He is wearing a three piece suit. There is a bookshelf in the background on the right.
The photograph is mounted on a light colored piece of paper which is in turn mounted on a darker piece of thick cardstock. There is a rectangular impression in the cardstock, forming a border around the image area.
The photograph is mounted on a light colored piece of paper which is in turn mounted on a darker piece of thick cardstock. There is a rectangular impression in the cardstock, forming a border around the image area.
Object number1988.85.59
MarkingsEngraved on recto in bottom left corner: "The Warner Photo. Co."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Mr + Mrs Frank W Cheney"There is an asterisk made in pencil near the top right corner, on verso.NotesDate note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1898.
Context note: Cataloging worksheet in object file gives place of origin as Hartford, CT. However, the cataloging worksheet for 1988.85.130 which appears to have been taken at the same time and place gives the place of origin as South Manchester, CT. The Warner Photo. Co. may have been based in Hartford, and the photograph may have been taken at the F. W. Cheney home in South Manchester.
Mary Bushnell and Frank W. Cheney were married in 1863. They had twelve children.
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Colonel Louis Richmond Cheney
