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F.W. Cheney Sons and K.D. Cheney Daughters

Dateabout 1884

MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on CDV cardstock

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 1/2 × 4 1/8in. (6.4 × 10.5cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.

DescriptionStudio portrait of three teenage boys and three teenage girls. The boys are sons of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and the girls are daughters of Knight Dexter Cheney. They are all first cousins. In view are, from left to right: Charles Cheney (1866-1942), Elizabeth "Bess" Cheney (1865-1898), Howell Cheney (1870-1957), Harriet "Hart" Cheney (1867-1938), Horace Bushnell Cheney (1868-1936) and Helen Cheney (1868-1937). They are all wearing buttoned coats. The girls are all wearing hats with feathers in them. Charles and Howell are holding bowler hats. Elizabeth has a fur scarf and Helen has a fur muff. The photographer's backdrop behind them depicts a few columns.

There is a thin black border printed on the verso, with decorative corners.

The edges of the carte-de-visite are beveled and gilt.

Object number1991.54.158

MarkingsPrinted in black ink on verso, within a rectangular border and upside down from written inscriptions: "Carl A. Hoff, / Photo Artist, / South Manchester, Conn. / [line] / NEGATIVE KEPT, COPIES CAN BE HAD AT ANY TIME."InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Charles / Howell / Horace / K D girls"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate ages of subjects in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1886.

Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell had twelve children. Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith had eleven.

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