Wells Wadsworth Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Wells Wadsworth Cheney
American, 1857 - 1938
PhotographerPhotographed by
Carl A. Hoff
American, active1880 - after 1889
Dateabout 1880
MediumPhotograhpy; black and white photograhp on paper and CDV cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHead and shoulders length studio portrait of Wells Wadsworth Cheney as a young man. He is looking off camera to the left. Wells is wearing a white shirt with a dark vest, jacket, and tie. The jacket is buttoned at the top button only, and there is a handkerchief in the front breast pocket. There is a watch chain attahced to his vest and a round pin at the top of his tie. Wells has a moustache but no beard. His hair is parted down the middle or slightly to one side.
The carte-de-visite has a thin gilt border around the image area.
The carte-de-visite has a thin gilt border around the image area.
Object number1991.54.151
MarkingsPrinted in black ink on verso: "C. A. HOFF, / [within a decorative border:] PHOTOGRAPHER, / SOUTH MANCHESTER, CONN. / [line] / [short line] Negative kept. copies can be had at any time. [short line]"InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Welles W. Cheney."NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1880. Wells Wadsworth Cheney was the son of George Wells Cheney and Harriet Kingsbury Richmond.
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