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Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.81, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Hope Amory Cheney
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.85.81, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright Undetermined

Hope Amory Cheney

SubjectPortrait of Hope Amory Cheney American, 1913 - 1940
Dateabout 1919
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 11 3/4 × 8 11/16in. (29.8 × 22.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 × 4 1/16in. (17.8 × 10.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionFull length view of Hope Amory Cheney as a girl. She is standing indoors in front of a wall that has a horizontally striped, textured pattern. She is looking towards the camera and holding her hands, folded, in front of her. Hope is wearing a knee-length dress that has half-length sleeves with cuffs. A lighter piece of material criss-crosses the top of the dress, and there is a large bow in the back. She is wearing tall socks with shoes that have ankle straps. There is a thin ribbon in her hair, like a headband, and her hair is styled in curls.
Object number1988.85.81
InscribedHandwritten in dark blue ink on verso: "Hope Amory Cheney."NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1919.

Hope was the daughter of Frank Dexter Cheney, Sr. and Sara Otis Amory and the grandaughter of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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    c. 1916-1921
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    Rosalie Amory Cheney
    1921
    Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1991.63.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
    Sara Amory Cheney
    about 1930
    Love Faith and Hope.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1855-1856
    Love, Faith, and Hope.
    E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
    1855-1856
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    Elizabeth Trumbull Roberts
    1924
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    Amory Cheney
    about 1925
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    Anne Wells Cheney
    1886 - 1888