Horace Bushnell Cheney, Sr. (1868 - 1936)
SubjectPortrait of
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
American, 1868 - 1936
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1883
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 1 3/8 × 1in. (3.5 × 2.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 1 11/16 × 1 1/4in. (4.3 × 3.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 1 11/16 × 1 1/4in. (4.3 × 3.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHead and shoulders length portrait of Horace Bushnell Cheney as a teenager. He is wearing a coat that is buttoned up to the top, over a white shirt with a tie. There is a white handkerchief sticking up out of the front jacket pocket. Horace's hair is sharply parted down one side.
Object number1991.54.47
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Horace / B"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1884. Horace Bushnell Cheney, Sr. was the third child of Frank Woodbridge Cheney and Mary Bushnell.
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