Ednah Parker Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Ednah Parker Cheney Underhill
American, 1873 - 1947
PhotographerPhotographed by
G. P. McKinstry
Dateabout 1903
MediumPhotography; black and white photography on cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 × 2 7/16in. (8.9 × 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 7/16in. (10.5 × 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 7/16in. (10.5 × 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHalf length studio portrait of Ednah Parker Cheney Underhill as an adult. She is wearing a dress or top that has a scoop neck and a large flounce of lace or tulle under it. The photograph is oval in shape, printed on rectangular cardstock that has been cropped at uneven angles.
Object number1991.54.43
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto: "McKinstry"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "K D daughter / Ednah ? / Underhill"NotesDate note: Estimate made based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1903.
According to cataloging worksheet in object file, "Ednah lived in her parents home in South Manchester until she was 52 when she married Samuel Graham Underhill and moved to France." Ednah was the sixth child of Knight Dexter Cheney and Ednah Dow Smith. She married Samuel G. Underhill in 1925.
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