Miniature Tintypes of Anne W. Cheney and an Unidentified Boy
SubjectPortrait of
Anne Wells Cheney
American, 1849 - 1944
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
SubjectPortrait of
Robert Cheney
American, 1859 - 1935
Date1859 - 1870
MediumPhotography; tintype on lacquered iron in cardstock mount
DimensionsMount (height x width): 1 13/16 × 3 5/16in. (4.6 × 8.4cm)
Primary Dimensions (window openings height x width): 7/8 × 5/8in. (2.2 × 1.6cm)
Primary Dimensions (window openings height x width): 7/8 × 5/8in. (2.2 × 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Anne Cheney Zinsser
DescriptionFour miniature tintypes within a cardstock mat, two on each side. Three of them are head and shoulder length portraits of a teenage girl and the fourth is the same of a boy. Pink coloring has been added to the cheeks of the subject in each portrait.
(a) Portrait of Anne Wells Cheney (1849-1944) as a girl or teenager. There is a bow in her hair. She is wearing drop earrings and there is a bow secured at her neck with a circular pin.
(b) Portrait of a boy, possibly one of Anne's brothers, Harry Grant Cheney (1852-1918) or Robert Cheney (1859-1935). He is wearing a white collared shirt under a buttoned jacket.
(c) Portrait of a teenage girl or young woman, probably Anne Wells Cheney (1849-1944). She is wearing a hat or bonnet that is secured under her chin with a large bow.
(d) Portrait of a teenage girl or young woman, probably Anne Wells Cheney (1849-1944). She is wearing drop earrings and a hat that has a feather on it and a bow at the back. There is a bow secured at her neck with a circular pin.
(a) Portrait of Anne Wells Cheney (1849-1944) as a girl or teenager. There is a bow in her hair. She is wearing drop earrings and there is a bow secured at her neck with a circular pin.
(b) Portrait of a boy, possibly one of Anne's brothers, Harry Grant Cheney (1852-1918) or Robert Cheney (1859-1935). He is wearing a white collared shirt under a buttoned jacket.
(c) Portrait of a teenage girl or young woman, probably Anne Wells Cheney (1849-1944). She is wearing a hat or bonnet that is secured under her chin with a large bow.
(d) Portrait of a teenage girl or young woman, probably Anne Wells Cheney (1849-1944). She is wearing drop earrings and a hat that has a feather on it and a bow at the back. There is a bow secured at her neck with a circular pin.
Object number2008.37.89a-d
InscribedHandwritten in pencil on recto: "Miss A."Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Miss A."NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subject in photograph.
Anne was the eldest child of Rush Cheney (1815-1882) and Julia Goodwin (1824-1867). Her siblings were Harry Grant Cheney (1852-1918), Louise Cheney (1856-1939) and Robert Cheney (1859-1935).
On View
Not on view
about 1925
Jared Bradley Flagg
