Ward Cheney (1813 - 1876)
SubjectPortrait of
Ward Cheney
American, 1813 - 1876
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
MakerMade by
Daniel J. Broderick
American, 1891 - 1962
Dateabout 1874
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 3/4 × 6 1/4in. (24.8 × 15.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 3/4 × 6 1/4in. (24.8 × 15.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr.
DescriptionHead and shoulders portrait of Ward Cheney as an older man. He is angled to the left and looking off camera. Ward is wearing a dark suit jacket, vest and tie, over a white collared shirt. There is a watch chain attached to the vest. Ward's hair is thin on top but thick and curly around his ears. He has a short, curly beard. It is mostly dark, with a patch of white in the middle and more white on the sides. The hair on his head is gray or white with some darker color at the back. There are large bags or circles under Ward's eyes. The photograph is printed on a sheet of paper that has a slight rectangular depression in the middle, forming a border around the image area.
Object number1991.54.139
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto in bottom right corner of sheet: "Broderick / [line] / copy"Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Ward Cheney"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph. Cataloging worksheet in object file gives date as circa 1874.
Image is the same as 1979.25.24 and 2002.14.1.
Cataloging worksheet in object file states the following: "Ward was the President of Cheney Bros. from 1855 until his death in 1876. It was because of his determination that Cheney Bros. remained in Manchester. There was nothing he wouldn't do for his employees. He occasionally gave the mill girls sleigh rides in the winter."
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Ward Cheney
