Marjory Cheney
SubjectPortrait of
Marjory Cheney
American, 1880 - 1967
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1898
MediumPhotography; black and white photograph on paper and cardstock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 3 7/16in. (8.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 13/16 × 5 3/16in. (17.3 × 13.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 13/16 × 5 3/16in. (17.3 × 13.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Byard Williams
DescriptionHalf length portrait of Marjory Cheney as a young woman. She is looking directly at the camera. Marjory is wearing a white or light-colored blouse and a dark belt. The blouse has leg 'o mutton sleeves and a tall standing collar. There is a striped bowtie at the neck. Marjory's hair is pulled back in an updo.
The photograph is cut in the shape of a circle and is mounted on a piece of gray cardstock.
The photograph is cut in the shape of a circle and is mounted on a piece of gray cardstock.
Object number1988.85.96
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto of photograph: "[illegible initials]98 / Phila"Handwritten in pencil on verso but erased: "[?] Peg"
Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Marjory Cheney / C 1898"NotesDate note: Inscription on verso gives date as circa 1898.
Inscription note: There is a photographer's inscription written in pencil on the photograph, to the right of the subject's left arm. The cataloger cannot decipher the initials, but "98" and "Phila" are clear. This photograph was probably taken while Marjory was attending or visiting Bryn Mawr College, outside of Philadelphia. She graduated in 1903.
Marjory Cheney was the daughter of Frank W. Cheney and Mary Bushnell. She had eleven siblings, one of whom was her twin, Dorothy.
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Dorothy Cheney
Dorothy Cheney