Seth Wells Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Seth Wells Cheney
American, 1810 - 1856
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
MakerMade by
Daniel J. Broderick
American, 1891 - 1962
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 × 3 1/4in. (12.7 × 8.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 9/16 × 7 5/16in. (24.3 × 18.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 9/16 × 7 5/16in. (24.3 × 18.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Charles Cheney Humpstone
DescriptionBust length view of Seth Wells Cheney as an adult. He is looking directly at the camera. Seth is wearing a suit jacket over a dark vest and white shirt. He also appears to be wearing a tie. Seth has a receding hairline and curly hair that reaches below his ears. He also has a full moustache and beard. There is a rectangular impression in the sheet, making a 1/4 inch wide border around the image area.
Object number2002.14.7
InscribedHandwritten on recto below image area: "Broderick / [line] / copy"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Seth Cheney / b. 1810"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.
Edward Hapgood Little delivered the photograph to the Connecticut Historical Society on behalf of Charles Cheney Humpstone.
Image is the same as 1979.25.22.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
